Thomas Matthew Crooks was observed by police officers nearly 30 minutes before he fired at Donald Trump and into the crowd on Saturday, according to a new report from News 11.
Law enforcement sources revealed that Crooks was spotted almost 30 minutes before the assassination attempt. The shooting occurred at 6:11 pm, and a member of Beaver County’s ESU team had noticed a suspicious man on a nearby roof around 5:45 pm. The officer called it in and took a picture of Crooks.
Twenty-six minutes later, Crooks was on a building approximately 150 yards away from Trump when he fired several shots before being killed by Secret Service snipers. Trump was struck in the ear, two attendees were critically injured, and rallygoer Corey Comperatore was shot and killed.
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