[caww]

FBI agent Frank Figliuzzi said.....

....."During 25 years with the FBI, I have seen how countless similar rallies were organised and I consider it highly likely that the Secret Service was responsible for security within an 'enclosed perimeter', while the 'local police' took charge of the wider zone outside.".......What we don't yet know is 'whose job' it was to ensure this roof, only 150 yards from the stage, was secure."

Responsibility for every post, every zone, every rooftop needs to be clearly assigned and this division of roles should have been clear to everyone.....This is standard practice for the Secret Service but it's also potentially new territory for each local police department.

[Sarcazmo]

Wouldn’t there be a Special Agent in Charge (SAC) which would coordinate the security zones?

Surely everyone’s not just doing their own thing.

I would think the SS would bring that guy, as he would be the requirement holder.

[OldHarbor]

Did you see this BS ?

Local officer encountered gunman just before he shot toward Trump at rally, sources tell AP

I’ll excerpt this.

Not long before shots rang out, rallygoers noticed a man climbing to the roof of a nearby building and warned local police, according to two law enforcement officials.

One local police officer climbed to the roof and encountered Crooks, who pointed his rifle at the officer. The officer retreated down the ladder, and Crooks quickly took a shot toward Trump, and that’s when Secret Service snipers shot him, said the officials…