Reports saying a local officer climbed the ladder "THAT WAS THERE FOR THE SHOOTER TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE ROOFTOP!" saw the shooter but did not ENGAGE the shooter which allowed the shooter to take as many shots until he was finally taken out by counter sniper teams. Why didn't this guy engage and neutralize the shooter? Also...once there was a credible threat brought to the attention of officers why wasn't this radioed to the secret service immediately pulling him from the stage or delaying his appearance.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campai...ged-trump-shooter-seconds-before-shots-fired/
A local police officer encountered former
President Trump’s alleged shooter just moments before a bullet grazed the former president’s ear at the Pennsylvania rally Saturday,
The Associated Press reported.
After attendees at the former president’s rally noticed a man climbing to the rooftop of a nearby building, they warned local law enforcement officials, the AP reported, citing two law enforcement officials who spoke to the outlet on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.
A law enforcement officer then climbed to the roof and encountered 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who the AP reported pointed his rifle at the police officer. When the officer climbed down the ladder, Crooks then “quickly took a shot toward” Trump, the AP reported.
At that moment, U.S. Secret Service countersnipers opened fire at Crooks, killing him, according to the AP.