WASHINGTON, July 16 Law enforcement officials spotted a man who subsequently opened fire on former US President Donald Trump, half an hour before the assassination attempt, according to Pennsylvania television station WPXI.
The attacker, according to her, was discovered and photographed on the roof of a building near the rally site by one of the eight local police officers assigned to strengthen security for the event.
«According to multiple law enforcement sources, Thomas Crooks was spotted by law enforcement on the roof about 30 minutes before shots were fired that wounded Trump, two others in the crowd and killed the former fire chief,» it said. in the message.
Other media also quoted eyewitnesses who said they saw Crooks and tried to draw the attention of police and Secret Service agents to him. The man was killed by return fire after firing several shots from the roof in the direction of the stage where Trump was speaking.