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Law enforcement spotted Trump shooter nearly 30 minutes before shots fired, NBC affiliate reports

    • Secret Service snipers stand watch before a former President Donald Trump campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was shot dead by snipers after attempting to assassinate Trump.
    • Secret Service snipers stand watch before a former President Donald Trump campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was shot dead by snipers after attempting to assassinate Trump. PHOTO: NYTIMES
    Published Tue, Jul 16, 2024 · 09:10 AM

    THE man who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday was spotted by law enforcement nearly 30 minutes before shots were fired, a local NBC affiliate reported on Monday.

    WPXI reported that a member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania’s emergency services unit noticed a suspicious man on a roof near the rally at 5.45 pm, called it in and took a picture of the person.

    Shots were fired at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, after 6 pm. REUTERS

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