Exclusive and deeply disturbing footage has surfaced, showing a sniper taking position on a rooftop overlooking the Pennsylvania rally where former President Donald Trump was targeted in an assassination attempt. The video, obtained by the Mirror, reveals a figure clad in black adjusting their rifle mere moments before the deadly shots rang out.
A Clear Line of Sight
The grainy but unmistakable video shows the gunman on the roof of the AGR International building, providing a direct and unobstructed view of the stage where Trump was speaking to thousands of supporters in Butler. The footage, captured from a nearby structure, shows the individual manoeuvring into a firing position, highlighting a catastrophic lapse in the security perimeter established by the Secret Service.
Questions Mount Over Security Failures
The emergence of this video intensifies the scrutiny on the Secret Service and its planning for the high-profile event. How a lone gunman could access a nearby rooftop, clearly within range of the main stage, without being detected is now the subject of multiple federal investigations. Eyewitnesses reported attempting to alert law enforcement to the suspicious activity minutes before the shooting began.
"We were pointing at the roof, yelling, 'He's got a gun!' but no one was listening," one attendee stated, describing the frantic moments before chaos erupted.
Aftermath and Ongoing Investigation
The attack resulted in the death of one rally attendee and critical injuries to two others. The alleged gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was subsequently shot and killed by a counter-sniper from the Secret Service. The FBI has confirmed the shooting is being investigated as an assassination attempt.
This chilling visual evidence is expected to be a central piece in the investigations being conducted by the FBI and a congressional committee, which are probing the significant security breakdown that allowed the shooter to get a clear shot at a former president.
