Then we were all like 'hey, Trump's here - let's walk up to the rally and look at him through the fence'," he told the BBC. Corey Comperatore, 50, a retired volunteer firefighter and avowed Trump supporter, was also there with his wife and one of their two daughters. They scored a prime spot to the right of the stage, and waited for the show to begin. Secret Service agents and state police worked together inside the perimeter, while anti-sniper teams were positioned on roofs of nearby buildings, watching. It was 20 minutes later, at 17:30, that Crooks was noticed looking at a roof by a local SWAT team stationed in buildings outside the security perimeter.

Source: The Star July 21, 2024 08:05 UTC