Very long, very detailed article. It appears they were very few secret service at the event. Teams were "filled" my local law enforcement.
I wonder if they treat the president, vice President, and visiting dignitaries events the same way? The same law applies to all.
Two sources told NBC News that the Secret Service flagged a building near the rally site as a security concern. Investigators will be scrutinizing how a gunman was allowed to scale it.
www.nbcnews.com
The rooftop where a gunman shot at former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally was identified by the U.S. Secret Service as a potential vulnerability in the days before the event, two sources familiar with the agency’s operations told NBC News.
....The Secret Service was aware of the risks associated with it, the sources said.
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The Secret Service had designated that rooftop under the jurisdiction of local law enforcement, .....
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Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger said his office maintains an
Emergency Services Unit team that deployed four sniper teams and four “quick response teams” at the rally.
But he said the Secret Service agents were in charge of security outside of the venue.
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Guglielmi, the Secret Service spokesman, said the agency had two of its counterassault agents at the event and filled out the rest of the platoon with at least six officers from Butler County tactical units. The Secret Service also deployed two countersniper teams. Two other security units needed for the event were staffed by local law enforcement agencies, Guglielmi said. Those details were first reported by The Washington Post.