[A thermonuclear marshmallow]

Those ladders are fairly heavy and unwieldy even for a person accustomed to setting them up. He appears to be a tiny little guy, with none of the muscle development necessary to heft it up to the first stage, let alone carry it very far.

My biggest concern is; how did he get it there? The Ladder couldn't possibly have been carried there in his car, a little Honda Fit. So who did bring it? Who supplied the truck to get it there?

TM

[TangoLimaSierra]

Those ladders are fairly heavy and unwieldy even for a person accustomed to setting them up. He appears to be a tiny little guy, with none of the muscle development necessary to heft it up to the first stage, let alone carry it very far.

My biggest concern is; how did he get it there?

It's possible it was there for earlier or later work on the roof and he just took advantage of it.
Guess we'll find out eventually.

[17strings]

Those ladders are fairly heavy and unwieldy even for a person accustomed to setting them up. He appears to be a tiny little guy, with none of the muscle development necessary to heft it up to the first stage, let alone carry it very far.

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Oh, please. He is a young MALE (you know, the sex with the superior strength that should theoretically prevent him from competing with women?) My extension ladder, which I can still carry around and set up with ease, weighs around 44 lbs. I just used it again last week. And I’m a “slightly built” 67 y/o woman.

(Maybe I could have beaten up this punk, too... LOL)

[SERKIT]

Based on Google Earth and police PIO reports, the shooter used a fixed, unsecured ladder likely in the alley, described as a “fire escape”. The ladder in the picture looks a lot like a 24’ extension ladder commonly found on a fire engine. There were video shots of a cop on that roof, and it looked like that ladder was there, IMHO provided by the FD. Just my 2 cents....