One shot from the sniper team, even into the air, and the president is safely in the car and put of sight.
Exactly- folks did think at first it was firecracker went off, but even if it was, in a different scenario with no actual shooter i mean, the response of the ss near him should have been swift to get him to safety until it could be determined what made the noise. A warning shot by ss before perp was at the edge and set up would have set in motion protection, and Investigation of the perp