This would have involved either a radio device that could be found or an app on his phones that would likewise be apparent to investigators. I think we can lay the phantasm of a 2nd shooter to rest. Crooks had a rifle and line of site, why complicate things? Note that ballistics tests on any bullets should be able to confirm whether they came from his rifle.
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I don’t think Crooks knew the local Cop saw his feet.
It’s a self serving explanation from that idiot.
The SS knew he was on that Roof for 20 minutes before the eight shots were allowed to rip.
No comms necessary. That window looked to be open. Only about 40 - 50 feet between Crooks and the window.
Not seeking to complicate. Seeking the actual truth - whatever that may be.
I don't trust anything I hear from the FBI in terms of who did what or their ballistic tests.
The azimuth angles between the two spots (Crooks body and window) should give a pretty accurate representation of which angle could cause the death, injuries, and hydraulic line holes on the speaker lift.
If the angle of attack is clearly from the position of Crooks - then, yes, he was the shooter.
If the angle fits the window position clearly then he wasn't the shooter.
With all of those cameras - why isn't there footage of the actual shooting taking place...
Maybe somebody had it and gave it to the FBI without publishing to the web?
Crooks had the remote detonator, too. The cop may have caused Crooks to just shoot and forgo whatever he was planning with the explosives in the backpack. Or maybe the cop’s discovery of him wasn’t bothering him at all.
Maybe he intended to set them off right when making his shot or just after, in order to disappear into the resulting chaos, but was -at last- fatally hit before he could do so.