Trump rally: Witness says he saw gunman minutes before shots fired
Trump rally: Witness says he saw gunman minutes before shots fired
Greg, who was outside the rally, tells the BBC he tried to alert the police.
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Maybe I’m crazy here but if I saw a dude with a rifle on a roof at a political rally I would 100% assume it was secret service. I don’t see much here that convinces me otherwise
Edit: there is some evidence that he may have been on a roof. It’s hard to get accurate information this soon after an incident so we’ll see in the coming days
Edit: yeah, pretty much confirmed it was the gunman, assuming this guy is talking about the right roof (secret service were on a different roof). I still stand by my original comment, I wouldn’t have thought anything of it if I saw it
If they were in legit gear or a suit, I wouldn't think it was odd. Any other guy with a rifle would be a red fucking flag because plainclothes USSS have concealed guns and don't play on roofs.
No. USSS Snipers are all over the place. Some visible most are not. In one of the videos you can clearly see a USSS sniper above stage right. That's the guy who took out the shooter.
I kind of doubt someone could have told what outfit the gunmen was wearing in that scenario.
Isn’t the point to blend in and not bring attention to yourself thouth?
And if you saw him getting into position mid speech that wouldn't strike you as odd? The shooter was seen low crawling into position. Secret Service shooters would be in place from the start not moving mid speech.
They're Trump supporters, their brain power is not what brought them to the rally.
Yeah, I think that that's been normal for a long time. There are even pictures of the law enforcement on a rooftop at this rally with scoped rifles.
EDIT: One of the top posts on Reddit says that this is the shooter after having been shot. Assuming that is correct, gives an idea as to what he was wearing.
That kind of uncertainty about if the shooter was part of the security detail or not may have been the source of hesitation that let him get shots off before immediately getting shot himself. The speed of the return fire makes it seem like someone was already pointing a gun at him and awaiting confirmation he wasn't supposed to be there.
That’s an interesting point. I’m sure they know where the others are but I’m sure there’s always a doubt
Considering how many different law enforcement agencies are in the US, who don't have comms with one another, yeah
