Posted on 07/14/2024 2:02:29 PM PDT by thegagline
Local police encountered attempted-assassin Thomas Crooks just moments before he tried to kill former president Donald Trump — but failed to stop the gunman despite the clear threat, according to a report.
After rallygoers spotted Crooks on the roof of a manufacturing plant just 130 yards from the stage where Trump was speaking just after 6 p.m. Tuesday, police were notified and one officer climbed a ladder to investigate, law enforcement officials said on the condition of anonymity.
There the officer encountered Crooks, who pointed his AR-style rifle at them.
The officer then backed down the ladder, and Crooks immediately took aim and loosed eight shots at the former president – grazing him in the ear, killing one bystander in the rally crowd, and gravely wounding two others.
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Speculation when reasonable is tolerable but the insane you mention is usually the norm.
The truth will come out eventually, it always does. There were probably 5,000 plus cell phones taking pictures and videos.
> Speculation when reasonable is tolerable but the insane you mention is usually the norm. <
I actually agree with both parts of your comment there. The trick is to find a balance. You don’t want to inhibit conversation. But neither do you want to spread wild rumors.
Perhaps adding a link to help defend a speculative comment would be the way to go. Or maybe just a “In my personal opinion…”.
Regards,
LR
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Not trying to defend the officer, but also possible that just knowing the police were on to him made the perp panic and contributed to the miss.
Of course, another person was killed and two others injured. So still a horrible outcome.
I’ll say a prayer for you, my FRiend.
Thanks much.
Agreed, it will play out.
Hopefully we’ll learn a lot more.
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