Witness Describes Spotting Shooter Before Trump Rally Attack in Butler, Pennsylvania
A witness to the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, recounted to CBS News how he saw the shooter on a nearby roof and warned police before any shots were fired at Trump.
The CBS reporter asked the Trump supporter, “Take me back. What were you doing before the shooting happened?”
The rallygoer shared, “I was just standing there like everyone else, waiting for Trump. As Trump started speaking, I noticed two officers looking around for something or someone.”
The witness continued, “I looked around too and saw a guy moving between buildings on a rooftop. I immediately told an officer that someone was up there.”
“When I returned to my spot, I heard people saying they could still see the shooter from where they were standing. I checked it out and went back to tell the officer that if he came over, he could see him. It was just then, as I turned my back, that the shots started,” the eyewitness added.
WATCH:
“A witness to the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, says he saw the gunman on a roof and flagged the suspect to police right before shots rang out.” CBS News – @CBSNewsJuly
A witness to the shooting at Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, says he saw the gunman on a roof and flagged the suspect to police right before shots rang out. https://t.co/nSwmWOaGFapic.twitter.com/exD1ONtdih
Officers killed the shooter who shot President Trump. The shooter’s body was retrieved from a metal roof just 430 feet away from the officers who killed him.
Another witness told BBC that several people saw the shooter bear crawling on the roof of a nearby building before Trump was shot. Resist Times – @resistupdates
Witness saw a man army crawling on top of a roof adjacent to Trump's rally with a firearm. Police scrambled to locate him.pic.twitter.com/p4TOubCiLb
