DONALD TRUMP SURVIVES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
July 13th, 2024Fox Livestream
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Suspect Name: Thomas Matthew Crooks
Via: New York Post:
The gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump Saturday was identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, sources told The Post.
Crooks, of Bethel Park, Pa., squeezed off shots — one of which grazed Trump in the ear — at an outdoor rally in Butler, just outside Pittsburgh.
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Tim Burchett: “How in the Hell could a sniper get on a roof that close?”
How in the Hell could a sniper get on a roof that close?
— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) July 14, 2024
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Clip of Live Video
HOLY SHIT
DONALD TRUMP JUST GOT SHOT! pic.twitter.com/vyzbZrNb5W
— Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) July 13, 2024
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Witnesses Frantically Tried to Warn Police of Rifle-Carrying Sniper on Roof Before Trump Assassination Attempt
Via: New York Post:
Witnesses desperately tried to warn police that a rifle-toting sniper was crawling on a roof moments before gunfire erupted at the Trump rally Saturday.
“You could clearly see him with a rifle,” the man, wearing a MAGA 2020 hat, told BBC News.
“We’re pointing at him. The police are down there running around on the ground.
“We’re like, ‘Hey, man, this guy on the roof with a rifle.’ And the police were like, ‘Huh?’ They didn’t know what was going on.”
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The witness claimed he and his friends tried warning police for several minutes as Secret Service members watched on, choosing not to take action until between five and eight shots were fired, the origins of which he said “100%” came from the rifle-carrying man.
“He was up there for a couple of minutes, absolutely at least three, four minutes. We were pointing at him for the Secret Service, who were looking at us from the top of the barn. They were looking at us the whole time.”
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Witness Alerted Police to Person with Rifle on Roof Three to Four Minutes Before Shooting
this BBC interview with a guy outside the security perimeter who claims he saw the shooter before he fired is absolutely wild pic.twitter.com/vJpKZTxSAe
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) July 13, 2024
This clip shows Secret Service counter snipers vectored toward the assassin’s position before the shooting. The Secret Service counter sniper on the tripod mounted weapon flinches when the shooting begins.:
The law enforcement snipers were already facing the direction of the shooter seconds prior to the shooting.
I am amazed they did not see the shooter crawling into position for his shots a mere 430 ft away. pic.twitter.com/oXJlWfWOMa
— Oliver Alexander (@OAlexanderDK) July 14, 2024
THE MOMENT THE SNIPER TAKES OUT PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SHOOTER pic.twitter.com/BUM7UuVf5C
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) July 14, 2024
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Trump Shot in Right Ear at Campaign Rally, Shooter Dead
Via: Reuters:
Donald Trump was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally on Saturday, sparking panic and streaking the Republican presidential candidate’s blood across his face, before he emerged and pumped his fist in the air appearing to mouth the words “Fight! Fight! Fight!”
The shooter was dead, one rally attendee was killed and two other spectators were injured, the Secret Service said in a statement. The incident was being investigated as an assassination attempt, a source told Reuters.
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Ron Moose, a Trump supporter who was in the crowd, described the chaos: “I heard about four shots and I saw the crowd go down and then Trump ducked also real quick. Then the Secret Service all jumped and protected him as soon as they could. We are talking within a second they were all protecting him.”
Moose said he then saw a man running and being chased by officers in military uniforms. He said he heard additional shots, but was unsure who fired them. He noted that by then snipers had set up on the roof of a warehouse behind the stage.
The BBC interviewed a man who described himself as an eyewitness, saying he saw a man armed with a rifle crawling up a roof near the event. The person, who the BBC did not identify, said he and the people he was with started pointing at the man, trying to alert security.
The shots appeared to come from outside the area secured by the Secret Service, the agency said.
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Via: Daily Mail:
Donald Trump said he was shot in his right ear during the horrific assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally and knew something was wrong when he heard a ‘whizzing’ sound.
The former president said he immediately felt the bullet ‘ripping through my skin’ in a statement from hospital just hours after the terrifying scene unfolded.
The 77-year-old was dragged off stage by Secret Service with blood covering his face and then pumped his fist and shouted ‘fight, fight, fight’ after gunfire rang out in front of thousands of MAGA fans.
The gunman and a member of the crowd were killed and two others were taken to hospital in a critical condition after the shooting at 6.15pm on Saturday night.
The suspect fired at least eight shots from outside the security perimeter of the rally after witnesses said they say a man with a rifle bear crawling on a roof.
All of it is one big dog & pony show.
The guys who shot the sniper just happened to have a handy rooftop right behind the speaker’s platform to position themselves on, so you could watch Trump and them both at the same time. Reminds me of stage sets at the opera that use stairways, balconies and hilltops to show separate but connected actions.