The shooter shot Trump from the roof of a building located near the former president’s rally.
The police officer’s statement
Police released a recording in which two officers can be heard talking. I (expletive) told them they had to (expletive) put people in there. I told them (expletive) on Tuesday – says the police officer. When asked by a friend who “they” are, he replies “Secret service“.
I wasn’t even worried because I thought there was someone on the roof. – adds the first police officer, but the second says: “they were inside”.
“Secret Service technology has failed”
In early August, the New York Times reported that Secret Service technology failed during the attack on Trump. The Secret Service was the first to learn of the attacker, who had taken up a firing position on a nearby rooftop. local police officerwho reported via radio that there was an attacker with a long gun near the site of Trump’s speech weapons.
However, the police communications system was not linked to the Secret Service system and the message did not reach the agents protecting Trump. Communication error was caused by the Secret Service’s failure to use better communications tools and a signal booster. In addition, the services responsible for protection former US president abandoned its use drone observe the event area.
The bomber – who was he?
July 13 Trump, candidate Republicans in the presidential election, he became the target of an unsuccessful attack perpetrated by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crookswho shot him from a distance of 135 meters during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The young assailant injured two people and killed one.
