Thank you for posting that. That is exactly what it says — he was being hoisted up by another officer and had his two hands on the roof edges (maybe even a gutter) trying to push up.
There was nothing else viable for him to do but drop down, and then the shooting started immediately.
This situation never should have occurred in the first place. We should not be going after the officer who tried to get up there. There are many other issues with this event.
and then the shooting started immediately.
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This is what I don’t understand. Even if Crooks had the rifle resting on a stand with the sights dialed in....
Could even an expert marksman back down a cop then rush back to his position and do what Crooks did?
I still say Crooks had some time to regroup. And the snipers off stage watched this unfold.