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| Officer reveals how he locked eyes with would-be Trump assassin | Officer reveals how he locked eyes with would-be Trump assassin |
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| The rally stage in Butler, Pennsylvania just moments after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in July | The rally stage in Butler, Pennsylvania just moments after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in July |
| A local police officer locked eyes with Donald Trump's would-be assassin as he perched on a roof near the rally site - but there is no evidence a warning about the gunman reached the Secret Service before the shooting, a new report says. | |
| A US House of Representatives task force on Monday published preliminary findings into the July assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally, outlining a list of security failings. | |
| The report from the bipartisan panel states that the attempt was “preventable and should not have happened”. | |
| The committee's investigation is ongoing, and it is also looking into a second suspected attempt on Trump's life at his Florida golf course in September. | The committee's investigation is ongoing, and it is also looking into a second suspected attempt on Trump's life at his Florida golf course in September. |
| The new House panel report is based on interviews and documents related to the events of 13 July. | The new House panel report is based on interviews and documents related to the events of 13 July. |
| At the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, climbed on to the roof of a nearby industrial building, which was just outside the event's main security perimeter. | At the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, climbed on to the roof of a nearby industrial building, which was just outside the event's main security perimeter. |
| From that vantage point, he eight fired shots. One nicked the Republican presidential candidate's ear and one killed a rally attendee. Two others were injured. | From that vantage point, he eight fired shots. One nicked the Republican presidential candidate's ear and one killed a rally attendee. Two others were injured. |
| The moment a police officer spots Trump gunman | The moment a police officer spots Trump gunman |
| Local police noticed Crooks more than an hour before the shooting. He was looking at sniper positions and examining the stage through a gun rangefinder. | Local police noticed Crooks more than an hour before the shooting. He was looking at sniper positions and examining the stage through a gun rangefinder. |
| At one point Crooks ran from officers who were on the lookout for him. He evaded police until he was later spotted on the roof. | At one point Crooks ran from officers who were on the lookout for him. He evaded police until he was later spotted on the roof. |
| A Butler Township police officer then hoisted himself up on the roof. He testified that he locked eyes with the gunman. | A Butler Township police officer then hoisted himself up on the roof. He testified that he locked eyes with the gunman. |
| “I see Crooks facing downrange towards the stage, but his eyes are back at me as I'm coming up [onto the roof],” the police officer said. | “I see Crooks facing downrange towards the stage, but his eyes are back at me as I'm coming up [onto the roof],” the police officer said. |
| “And I would say, like, his facial expressions was surprised. His eyes were very big, like, 'what are you doing up here?'" | “And I would say, like, his facial expressions was surprised. His eyes were very big, like, 'what are you doing up here?'" |
| Crooks pointed his assault rifle at the officer, who slipped, fell to the ground and then started yelling into his radio: “He’s got a gun. He’s got a long gun.” | Crooks pointed his assault rifle at the officer, who slipped, fell to the ground and then started yelling into his radio: “He’s got a gun. He’s got a long gun.” |
| The report noted: “To date, the task force has not received any evidence to suggest that message reached the former President’s (Secret Service) detail prior to shots fired.” | The report noted: “To date, the task force has not received any evidence to suggest that message reached the former President’s (Secret Service) detail prior to shots fired.” |
| Other findings, some of which have been previously outlined in testimony and other public reports, include: | Other findings, some of which have been previously outlined in testimony and other public reports, include: |
| “Inadequate planning and coordination before the rally”, with a disorganised walk-through of the site | “Inadequate planning and coordination before the rally”, with a disorganised walk-through of the site |
| That local sniper teams had a limited field of vision | That local sniper teams had a limited field of vision |
| There was no unified security command post, and communication between the US Secret Service and Butler Township law enforcement was slow and fragmented | There was no unified security command post, and communication between the US Secret Service and Butler Township law enforcement was slow and fragmented |
| That local police fired a shot at the gunman which “may have caused Crooks to stop firing”. However, it did not hit Crooks, who was killed by a single shot from a Secret Service sniper | That local police fired a shot at the gunman which “may have caused Crooks to stop firing”. However, it did not hit Crooks, who was killed by a single shot from a Secret Service sniper |
| That a ladder found at the scene did not belong to the gunman but was used by officers to climb onto the roof after the shooting. Crooks had bought a ladder that morning but abandoned it about 50 miles (80km) from the site. He managed to get onto the roof by climbing on air conditioning units | That a ladder found at the scene did not belong to the gunman but was used by officers to climb onto the roof after the shooting. Crooks had bought a ladder that morning but abandoned it about 50 miles (80km) from the site. He managed to get onto the roof by climbing on air conditioning units |
| In a statement, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson called the security failures by Secret Service outlined in the report "shocking and inexcusable". | In a statement, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson called the security failures by Secret Service outlined in the report "shocking and inexcusable". |
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