Donald Trump Assassination Attempt, Local Police Officer Encounter
Local law enforcement officials in Butler, Pennsylvania, reportedly encountered the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, on a rooftop moments before he fired shots at Donald Trump. An officer climbed a ladder to the roof where Crooks pointed a rifle at him, causing the officer to retreat before the shooter opened fire on the former president. Investigators confirmed finding bomb-making materials in the suspect's vehicle and residence, while the rifle used was identified as having been purchased by the suspect's father six months prior.
donald trump· thomas matthew crooks· butler· pennsylvania· secret service· associated press
00:00 While other networks lie to you about what's happening now, InfoWars tells you the truth about what's happening next. Visit InfoWars.com forward slash show and support the InfoWars. Live from Austin, Texas, broadcasting worldwide, it's Alex Jones. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Alex Jones Show. Alex will be joining us in five minutes. I wanna update you right now about details that a local officer encountered the gunman before he shot toward Trump at the rally, according to sources who told the AP
00:54 Not long before shots rang out, rally goers noticed a man climbing to the roof of a nearby building and warned local police. We've seen two separate eyewitness reports, both of which we have aired on this show today. One local police officer apparently climbed to the roof and encountered Crooks, who pointed his rifle at the officer. The officer then retreated down the ladder and Crooks quickly took a shot toward Trump and that's when Secret Service snipers shot him, said the officials who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. The officials also told AP that bomb making materials were found inside Crooks' vehicle which lines right up with Alex Jones predicting that they may use a truck bomb in the next attempt.
01:37 and bomb making materials were found at his home. Investigators believe the weapon Crooks used was purchased by his father at least six months ago, law enforcement officials said. We've got these updates now that not only did one witness identify that there was a shooter on the roof, not only did a second witness identify that there was a shooter on the roof, but a law enforcement official actually climbed up to the roof, looked at the shooter. Apparently, the shooter looked at him, therefore the law enforcement official backed away and then proceeded to fire at Trump. This may explain Why this shooter missed the target. He could have been in a rush to fire at the president because he realized that he had been identified by law enforcement officers and hastily aiming his weapon just was able to skim the ear of the President of the United States. But the fact of the matter is it shouldn't be up to one lone police officer climbing up a ladder to just check things out.
