I think not recent report says local police were inside. I am just trying to figure out if he had the gun assembled or not. Not that it would necessarily draw attention it seems. I am also trying to connect and confirm witness statements.
Nope, which is why they were never able to classify it as terrorism.
Ok that helps me. So I feel people saying they saw him walking around the event were in like this overflow area. The would most likely hear trump but not see him. So no security screen in this area. I am sure le snipers were keeping tabs on all rooftops near by. So he laid low probably no real on ground security here. And I do feel he was taken down quickly preventing much more damage. My opinions.
They were inside staging I take to mean the communications hub which may be how they got there so quickly.
None of any of this is making sense.
Wouldn't there have been some kind a marking on their clothing or uniform that would indicate the person is a real LE officer rather than someone impersonating as a LE officer at the rally?
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This just gets worse !Three snipers were stationed inside building used in Trump assassination attempt
There were three snipers stationed inside the building the shooter used during Saturday's shooting of former President Donald Trump, a local law enforcement officer with direct knowledge of the incident tells CBS News.
The operations plan had them stationed inside the building looking out windows toward the Trump rally. The information about the three snipers being inside the building was first reported by BeaverCountian.com.
One of the snipers inside saw Thomas Matthew Crooks outside and looking up at the roof, observing the building and disappearing, a local law enforcement officer tells CBS News.
Crooks came back, sat down and looked at his phone. At that point, one of the snipers took a picture of him. Crooks took out a rangefinder and the sniper radioed to the command post. Crooks disappeared again and then came back a third time with a backpack. The snipers called in with information that he had a backpack and said he was walking towards the back of the building.
Officers believe that Crooks might have used an air conditioning unit to get on top of the roof.
By the time other officers came for backup, he had climbed on top of the building and was positioned above and behind the snipers inside the building, the officer said.
Two other officers who heard the sniper's call tried to get onto the roof. State police started rushing to the scene, but by that time, a Secret Service sniper had already killed Crooks, the officer said, adding that Crooks had an improvised explosive device in his pocket, in addition to explosive materials in his car.
Trump rally shooter's motive still unclear as Biden urges calm
"The political rhetoric in this country has gotten very heated. It's time to cool it down. We all have a responsibility to do that," President Biden said.
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Critical assessment of a presidential candidate is to be expected . Probably a few days just to let things calm. Otherwise it's not really fair coverage in my opinion.This is interesting. MSNBC was afraid that their hosts would be "inappropriate". I wonder when, or if they will be allowed back on...
'Morning Joe' pulled from air to avoid inappropriate Trump shooting remarks, CNN reports
Hosts of the left-leaning program often engage in critical discussions of Trump and his actions.
It is also possible that they just did not consider that location to be particularly dangerous- expected a "friendly" crowd for this candidate, etc.
