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Did the police sharpshooter fire the first shot?
7/14/24 | Me

Posted on 07/14/2024 10:36:19 AM PDT by heartwood

Please see the video below.

Which happened?

A)The police sharpshooter raises his head suddenly, lowers his head and fires one shot, the rifle recoils, then no visual of who is shooting but audio: 2 shots, then a cluster of shots. I think assassin fired 2 shots, cops killed him.

Or

B) The police sharpshooter raises his head, then ducks at the sound of the assassin's shot, jerking his rifle barrel upward as he ducks. Assassin shoots twice more, police kill him.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/07/13/video-of-u-s-secret-service-spotting-and-watching-shooter-prior-to-shots-doing-nothing-then-flinching-with-inbound-bullets/


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Or is there a different explanation?

There were other sharpshooter there or should have been.

1 posted on 07/14/2024 10:36:19 AM PDT by heartwood
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To: heartwood
clickable link to CT and video
2 posted on 07/14/2024 10:38:43 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: heartwood

Let’s wait for an official analysis rather than speculating


3 posted on 07/14/2024 10:40:30 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: heartwood

Clarifying, the police sharpshooter fired first, at the assassin, but did not stop the threat. I don’t mean the sharpshooter fired at Trump.


4 posted on 07/14/2024 10:42:26 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: heartwood

I heard one or two and then a cluster. All sounded like from the same gun. Then a much softer single shot. Likely suppressed. Alex jones showed and close up shot of the shooter dead. Was a high definition up close picture I have not seen. Was one head shot kill. Looks like shooter had turned after the burst and hit side or back of head.


5 posted on 07/14/2024 10:43:10 AM PDT by glimmerman70
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To: bigbob

I was hoping people here who are well experienced with firearms could say something.

My trust in official analysis is at low ebb.


6 posted on 07/14/2024 10:44:10 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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I heard a three very distinct shots in the first volley that were spaced apart. There was a short span of time and then about five quick shots together. Then some more time and a singular shot. The last, singular shot I assume is from the Secret Service, was about 16 seconds after the first one by the assassin.


7 posted on 07/14/2024 10:45:08 AM PDT by Tom Tetroxide
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To: heartwood

There was someone on X earlier who said that SS uses circles of engagement and that those snipers were scanning for threats well beyond the 300m mark. The sniper heard the first shots, made visual acquisition, adjusted his rifle down, and took the shot.

There’s also video out there of people screaming from the ground that they saw the shooter at distance just seconds before the first shots rang out. The fact that law enforcement didn’t react when a din rose from the crowd about a possible shooter leaves me completely confounded. That’s tantamount to yelling fire in a crowded theater, esp. in a location where president, past or present, is nearby.


8 posted on 07/14/2024 10:46:38 AM PDT by rarestia (“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” -Hamilton)
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To: heartwood

Is the movement of the sharpshooter’s rifle recoil or him jerking on it while ducking?

That’s what I am asking, because I don’t know enough about rifles.


9 posted on 07/14/2024 10:47:00 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: bigbob

So we have to wait for the Warren Commission report? /s


10 posted on 07/14/2024 10:49:34 AM PDT by miliantnutcase
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“There’s also video out there of people screaming from the ground that they saw the shooter at distance just seconds before the first shots rang out.”

More like two to three minutes before he started shooting.


11 posted on 07/14/2024 10:51:24 AM PDT by Tom Tetroxide
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To: heartwood

The shooter was NOT moving and police had a rifle accurate to 1000 yds.
The answer is obvious.


12 posted on 07/14/2024 10:51:31 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Tom Tetroxide

There’s one trending specifically where a large number of people yelled, “He’s got a gun!” just 2-3 seconds before you heard the shots.

Again, those are trigger words for any law enforcement officer. The lack of action is inexcusable.


13 posted on 07/14/2024 10:54:16 AM PDT by rarestia (“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.” -Hamilton)
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To: Zathras

The answer is obvious.
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Not to me. Did the sharpshooter shoot when his rifle jerked upward or did he not?


14 posted on 07/14/2024 10:57:03 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: bigbob

Let’s wait for an official analysis from the FBI? From the DOJ? Garland? The CIA? They’re all gaslighters.


15 posted on 07/14/2024 10:58:05 AM PDT by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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To: bigbob

Why was the rooftop unsecured?


16 posted on 07/14/2024 11:01:46 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: rarestia

Yes, some 40 people saw the assassin walk over to the building (with rifle in hand) and climb up on to the roof of that building with the help of a ladder security never saw before the event and were telling the cops and Secret Service about him.

The cops and SS did absolutely nothing even with two to three minutes of lead time before the first shot was taken at the Trumpster.


17 posted on 07/14/2024 11:04:01 AM PDT by Tom Tetroxide
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To: heartwood

Replied to you in another thread with this:
I hear the initial shots, the first of which seems to strike Trump. Then a volley of shots, presumably return fire. The video of the agent on the roof shoes that he balked during the first three shots. I don’t believe he actually fired. He balked.
Then, it seems there is a final, single shot, 8 or 9 seconds after the volley of multiple shots.


18 posted on 07/14/2024 11:05:01 AM PDT by ggrrrrr23456
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To: coloradan

Let’s wait for an official analysis from the FBI? From the DOJ? Garland? The CIA? They’re all gaslighters.

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We will only be gaslit with platitudes about how incredibly difficult it is to secure a site. Even the simplest question of why the rooftop was not secured will be bypassed. At best, amateurish security considering the resources.


19 posted on 07/14/2024 11:06:51 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: ggrrrrr23456

Well, at least we know interpretation of the event isn’t straightforward- different views here.


20 posted on 07/14/2024 11:10:14 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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