Butler Township officer encountered Trump rally shooter on roof, Butler County sheriff says

Butler County Sheriff Michael Slupe confirmed to KDKA-TV that an armed municipal officer with Butler Township encountered shooter Thomas Crooks before he fired shots from a rooftop building outside the perimeter of former President Trump's rally. KDKA-TV's Jennifer Borrasso reports.

[@Coffee_n_Opera]

Not your concern? I would never vote that sheriff back into office again. This is just bs

[@FamousHate-l5g]

Sounds like the cops were trained in Uvalde TX.

[@ellyndriscoll4627]

SERIOUSLY WTF😢

[@johndavid2042]

100% Wow. I guess I wasn’t there, so what do you say? I did serve two tours in Afghanistan and a tour in Iraq, and I know I never shy’d away from my job.

[@micheleonel5068]

Wow! I just commented on this and had not idea anyone else had.

[@fergus247]

for years social media and tv has been pushing anti cop narrative, cant help but think it lowers their spirit

[@jackreacher8858]

passed with flying colors I hear !

[@clevelandsteve1785]

Butler County Officials are inept, and the secret service in complicit!

[@danimotherofchickens479]

So why didn't they get Trump off the stage and call it in?

[@slfish86]

Ratings!

[@stihlpro2401]

EXACTLY

[@txt4r]

@JohnnytNatural it does not make sense that the can not communicate with SS I am sure they have a some way of communicating otherwise it defeats the purpose of security

[@coachlasvegas4887]

Because, mkultra..

[@aviation11000]

...because they are currently working on a plausible cover story that they hope you will digest

[@garyhenry2546]

Its 2024 and The Secret Service Dont have a Drone ??????????????

[@rœsTęmplę]

Seriously

[@tonycaine5930]

Its banned by Congress

[@thinkbeforyouvote]

LOL drones have never been allowed because they can be hacked.

[@ShirleyAnnPetrillo-oj7sc]

Did drones get banned by Congress AFTER Obama used❓

[@onejohn2.26.]

​@@thinkbeforyouvotethat's totally incorrect drones have been used in the past and they were requested for this event but it was canceled by the field agent in charge

[@carleynorthcoast1915]

Let me share something from my experience as a middle aged person. When they say something like: "lets wait for for the investigation" that means the information will never be provided.

[@Justonegear100]

2:20.... Really Officer Krupke! your the police chief and your officer had direct interaction with the shooter before shots rang out and you don't have any questions for him? Quote, "It's not my concern" Say What!

[@HyphyJuice916]

He said that to the question on "why the officer didn't shoot." I don't get why he'd say not my concern but I'm assuming it was just towards that specific question.

[@DoudD]

The guy in the video is the Butler County Sheriff. The officer who was climbing onto the roof was Butler Township police. You apparently don't realize that city police and county sheriff are different entities. So it wasn't "his" chief or "his" officer .....and therefore not his place to question them.

[@bartonmccarty293]

There are some AI reply’s lol

[@bartonmccarty293]

That officer takes an oath, and apparently he didn’t live up to that, township or sheriffs office…..

[@robo6863]

​@@HyphyJuice916 because he is going to be questioned by FBI and has to keep his story straight

[@KRT1000]

He says not my concern. Wow.

[@wildflower868]

He said that because the other officer was from a different department. Therefore, it wasn't on him to investigate what that officer did.

[@rœsTęmplę]

Literally what I just posted lol

[@lazynow1]

government incompetence at its best.......

[@FrankJoseph911]

Why did local police not alert secret service that a suspicious person (possibly with a gun) was seen there?

[@Zoey-te6wc]

Exactly my thoughts exactly. Those cops are idiots, didn’t know wtf they were doing.

[@DottieGentry]

​@Zoey-te6wc or did they?

[@mirandarights5566]

No walkie talkies gtfoh

[@gooberwench]

@@mirandarights5566 exactly. how do my family have them to talk to each other and not these guys?

[@gooberwench]

@@mirandarights5566 Bill Clinton came to my city 20+ years ago and the security was heavy.

[@jdmb03]

Did they not have communication with the SS to alert them?

[@pereirahawk]

A former SS said its standard procedure for support officers to be in direct communication with SS.

[@RonO-db3ge]

@@pereirahawk except its not. They most likely had a local paired with a fed for strictly that reason. And it obviously didn't work

[@invisiblesun6595]

So basically when the cop faced an actual threat he became more Lois than Clark. The police force, ladies and gents.

[@melody796]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Monty-bi6mf]

What , no radio ??

[@TGSureal]

Sure seems fishy to me!

[@Thebuzzer1]

This was an inside job. False flag operation. Don't believe what trump says. His head is so big how could the shooter miss? FALSE FLAG DOES NOT MEAN FAKE BTW IT DID HAPPEN BUT NOT IN THE WAY YOU THINK

[@Theonetruegod-hw2ei]

Lazy policing. Its America.

[@tracybushell6654]

Fishy as hell

[@7GSC251]

everything seems fishy to a salty sea of tears that is a conservative.

[@3piece3]

Ultimate Reality Show is what we are watching

[@clawhammer8211]

Rightfully and smartfully? That's your sheriff.

[@jonmeans2637]

😂

[@riverbottomband]

🤣🤣

[@MarkS-lq8ov]

I am nobody of any importance, but when I bought a house a drone inspected the roof for any damage to make sure I wasn’t taking a risk purchasing a modest 1370sqft home .The DOJ doesn’t have this technology to secure a former president and candidate with Secret service protection?

[@alandab]

Why are so many cowards in law enforcement?

[@Bosco-gets-it-right]

The sheriff said the cop was climbing with both hands..wtf? I , at 66 YO can climb a ladder with one hand while carrying a handgun.. but the cop went after a shooter w/o a gun in hand? Do we have stooges as cops now?

[@nt4081]

What makes you think there was a ladder , and why try and compare what you do without armed perp with a military style weapon . Sounds like you are just full of yourself . Think you’re Superman , but never dealt with a real situation.

[@altcoin5631]

so being a coward is now being smart

[@YouTubeIsCriminal]

Why aren't you using a more recent picture that shows what he actually looks like? Propaganda pushers!

[@yrobtsvt]

There are no more recent pictures

[@TheCactusjack1]

@@yrobtsvt Govt Patsy. A cypher with no history, no online record, etc.

[@nt4081]

Really does not matter he is White, from a Republican family , lives in Rural Republican PA , and of course had access to a military style weapon .You wants other pic , so you can say , “he was a long haired liberal . NOpe , unlikely . maybe he did not like trump for the criminal that he is , and the fact that he wants to rule like a dictator . Some Republicans do not like trump . One of yours , so accept it . Long hair short hair , really does not make a difference, most are if this demographic. White , males , and young .

[@DottieGentry]

​@@TheCactusjack1Looks that way.

[@619rclark]

Why do you post a picture of this person as a teen? He was not a little boy!

[@thuroB30]

He was only 20 years old.

[@jayluis189]

​@@thuroB30 That's NOT a little boy anymore 😂 what's your point?

[@willbe5994]

I’ve seen a lot of 20 year olds that look exactly like that

[@user-ib5tf2ii4p]

A recent picture shows a 20 year old… why do they use a younger picture?

[@Dogpoundpony]

He was 20 and a true beta male he was as developed as he could get in that photo

[@PrincessCashmonie]

“No, not at all. Not my concern.”-witness 😮What type of response is that? Whose side is this fella on?

[@PrincessCashmonie]

2:21 The sheriff is in on it!

[@wildflower868]

He said that because the other officer was from a different department. Therefore, it wasn't on him to investigate what that officer did.

[@DoudD]

@@wildflower868 Exactly correct. But don't expect many people to accept that explanation.

[@LH-hh4rr]

can you show a decenf pic instead.of.jis ,8th grade pic? seriously

[@tylerrjohnson68]

CIA Black Ops MK Ultra victim

[@laura121684]

Those certainly are all words.

[@jamesb.9155]

@@laura121684 Not really.

[@laura121684]

@@jamesb.9155 What did they say that was wasn't a word?

[@danguest5379]

trump quote..." In an hour , all hell is going to break loose !" An hour later this happened . There's something shady about this.....

[@rocketscience777999]

Must have been the same cop that hid behind the column during the Parkland School shooting in Florida. A geeky 20 yo loner that looks 12 years old got on the roof with a rifle and the cop took one try and gave up?

[@hounddog410amms]

It was the FBI setup!!!

[@jobethschlatterer1655]

How did some kid, carrying a rifle, get across so much land and not get stopped? Incompetence!

[@88corinutza]

Sheriff sounds fishy

[@ralphjessee2688]

He's a Biden/Harris supporter, I don't think we can call him a man

[@user-ih2je4ih8f]

You have some cowards for officers

[@ebayguy38]

I'm no expert but doesn't it seem like there's so much cowardice in these would be police incidents nowaday ?

[@danimotherofchickens479]

Why you using pics of him in grade school ??? What is going on why was his social media cleared and why you showing a 20 yr old as a child

[@slaws2279]

There probably aren’t many recent pictures of him. And it’s been reported he has a lack of social media presence.

[@jdmb03]

It was 2-years ago, what is the issue?

[@diminudivadollhaus2097]

They did this with Treyvon Martin to make him look like a harmless teen, but he looked pretty big and scary in his recent photos, so people would not be as sympathetic as they worked to paint the guy following him as a white racist though I think his mother or father was from Peru.

[@williamschlosser77]

​@@slaws2279he just graduated from high school and at least has the proofs they give out to sell the class portrait. There are year books too.

[@interstategar]

You are asking questions without knowing the subject or his appearance history.

[@rœsTęmplę]

Overseeing the Protecting and Serving of the Community, and in this case, it is your job to be concerned!!!!!

[@BradleeBrown-zh4uv]

The only other god damn roof in the area and these dill pickles weren’t watching it?

[@greglbennett]

"The officer encountered him on the roof, but didn't fire." *SHERIFF* "The officer was pulling himself up by both hands on the edge of the roof. The suspect turned towards him so the officer wisely let go" The media are morons. He didn't fire, because he COULDN'T fire.

[@onejohn2.26.]

Don't make excuses for incompetence

[@NDcompetitiveshooter]

You didn't even get the quote right. He said he "rightfully and smartfully let go" That's the genius sheriff running the show there.

[@B-ROCK5150]

So what's the odds the CIA, FBI never mention this kid was in a BlackRock commercial? Probably ZERO!

[@johnhotz1400]

What! Not larry fink !

[@pinkiesue849]

What?

[@litaf5104]

he was a voiceover in the Spongebob series as Patrick

[@alandab]

@@StephaneVorstellung Dude, what are the chances that a strange, loner, bullied kid would just happen to be in a commercial of the CIA's biggest clientele?

[@cs4201]

Seriously. I just watched that video of him in a Blackrock commercial. Only seen it in one podcast

[@jamesdeluca6657]

Bull s story

[@jaysonj9327]

In fairness Crooks told that officer that he identified as invisible and further that there was coffee and donuts being given out across the field. No chance that that township officer could have done anything differently.

[@abalu5547]

Pretty strange how he says it wasn't his area to decide whether the officer shot or not like he doesn't have any kind of review Powers as to what his officer did he says it's not his area but he's the sheriff He says it's not his concern yeah it's his officers responsibility and he refuses officers work as to whether he did the best job or not so that makes no sense what this guy saying sort of like his use of the word rightfully and smart-fully which is not a word This guy totally failed and he's covering up for his officer and saying that he hasn't even talked to him and that is not his place to judge what is officer did what kind of supervisor is he? They totally failed if they took him out he couldn't even shot

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

Cops..."Duck and cover!!"👮

[@olerocker3470]

Acorns! So the officer was more afraid for his life than for others' lives. Wow ...

[@user-sn3uo7uq6y]

Hillary: Trump must be stopped by any means.

[@DavidLS1]

I keep trying to point out that two people lost their lives yesterday and KZbin keeps deleting my comments.

[@blueunicornhere]

He transfered there from uvalde

[@darkwownutz5438]

Hmm so that officer is responsible for the death of an innocent man … I guess they are not here to protect the Innocent.

[@burrco3086]

Typical CIA

[@ImNotNormAll]

DEI + Black Flag = Failed CIA OP

[@user-qp2uu7mz4i]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Theonetruegod-hw2ei]

LMFAO, sure crazy person

[@JaBronzzzi]

@@ImNotNormAllthe witness is dead, so only a marginal failure.

[@JaBronzzzi]

@@ImNotNormAllI’m still wondering about the 3 shot burst of automatic fire…then a single shot moments later. Listen to the audio.

[@korhing1066]

The Sheriff " NOT MY CONCER " ???

[@donnasmith2079]

Sheriff and police are 2 different departments. One works for the county and the other works for the city. So no , the Sheriff has no authority over a police officer.

[@lazynow1]

..... incompetence at its best.......

[@wildflower868]

​@@donnasmith2079almost everyone commenting here seems to miss that point.

[@beyond_the_infinite2098]

Sheriff is a big fan of Mike Pence.

[@loughrey101]

it's the police and secret service's concern

[@pear7554]

Sherriff is not too concerned with the safety of president Trump.

[@PhilD22]

MSM propaganda machine in full effect.

[@maxokream6269]

“Trump SAID he was grazed by a bullet” what did that one 1984 book say about not believing your eyes?

[@jamesb.9155]

What are you doing here then?

[@juancastellanos1209]

Had ties to blackrock

[@vinnyshaughnessy6087]

Not my concern 😢

[@babbarr77]

There were a lot of Sgt. Schultz’s on that security detail: “I see nothing! I know nothing!”

[@Thebamtino24]

Do you think the Secret Service yelled “Donald Duck”

[@L15a5haw]

FJB

[@WiscoMike]

Incompetence by the Sheriff's department and the Secret Service.

[@I.like.my.own.comments]

Tiny hats big problems.

[@clairdelunefan]

"Smartfully"?

[@wildflower868]

He even realized as he was saying that that it didn't sound right. We all flub up talking at times.

[@clairdelunefan]

@@wildflower868 ~ Yeah I guess.

[@iwasmadetoworshipyou6214]

Why would the officer go up against a person with an Assault weapon pointed at him while both hands are engaged in holding on to the roof?

[@jamesdeluca6657]

Hes a plant this guy,he was told to say this ,u can tell

[@MatthewGuynn-ki8rn]

" not my concern"

[@wildflower868]

He said that because the other officer was from a different department. Therefore, it wasn't on him to investigate what that officer did.

[@johnkraemer5505]

Unbelievable!

[@craigtripp5509]

Did he work for the FBI?

[@edwardmille8879]

No he was hired by Governor DeSantis I think but I'm not sure maybe Nikki Haley

[@J42494]

This sounds like a cover up.

[@DavidLS1]

It seems that only comments supporting one viewpoint are allowed to remain up.

[@11B30Inf]

I agree! KZbin practice censorship is one sided since they are far left.

[@mukfay]

Why isn't anybody asking if the police officer radioed in after he fell? Seems like a pretty basic question. What in the world is going on with journalism today? And I understand that it all happened very quickly. Still, It's an obvious question that should have been asked.

[@Z3phlar]

This guy literally does not give two sh**s about what happened. "Not my concern!" ....Bro what? Dislike this if you think he likes Trump.

[@wildflower868]

He said that because the other officer was from a different department. Therefore, it wasn't on him to investigate what that officer did.

[@Z3phlar]

@@wildflower868 please stop we all saw the video. Was clear as day his contention if you can't see that you're part of the problem.

[@mediocreman2]

What are the communication protocols? Do local municipal officers even have radios to communicate on the same frequency as SS? What methods are in place to allow immediate communication?

[@DoudD]

Excellent questions.

[@Ronniejamesleo]

I did a Google image search on him but he looked like Garth from Wayne's world.

[@joea.9969]

How dare you insult Garth

[@michaelchangaris1632]

“A third classmate, who asked not to be named, said that Crooks was very smart, took honors classes, and was shy. She said that he had a group of friends who were fairly conservative, some of whom would wear Trump hats.”

[@J42494]

This is ridiculous.

[@bartfox9187]

She actually said Trump said he was shot . Not Trump was shot . Wtf

[@MargaretBajanen-ys9ef]

Why are they showing a picture of a kid when he's a grown man now

[@markwred]

Dont blame Pittsburgh for Trumps failures , you must remember Trump has the best of the best.

[@tmswood78]

Wow! This is insane...

[@mr.honeybee7661]

Then how the duck did the kid get on the roof? I don’t buy it..

[@MariaVazquez-du3st]

Witnesses saw him climb onto the roof

[@slaws2279]

🦆

[@pinkiesue849]

​@@MariaVazquez-du3stbut how? With a gun in his hands?

[@MariaVazquez-du3st]

@@pinkiesue849 no. Both hads holding on. Dumb move, very bad decisions - if that's what actually happened.

[@gooberwench]

Another witness account I read said that he bearcrawled up using his hands and his rifle was hanging off him

[@ronaldmasterbud1551]

Good Thing I Can Access """ Foreign Media """ To Get Actual Information !!!!!

[@wabisabi6983]

Parents definitely related.

[@dagop8520]

How did Hillary recruit him

[@user-pt8ob7cd5j]

It’s not his concern

[@rbspider]

I wish they would do a little more coverage on the other people and where they were seated . There is no way he was a republican.

[@diminudivadollhaus2097]

He did donate to Act Blue, but if you are a predator, you will be most successful if you disguise yourself as prey.

[@patriciahayes2664]

He was registered as a moderate Republican.

[@shmodzilla]

not to mention many at registration age arent real sure yet and pick something forthe time being. I just went independent until i realllized theres nothing about the democratic party id ever agree with and switched.

[@situzen185]

News report I saw awhile ago said his dad was libertarian, his mom was democrat, and he was registered as a republican but donated to Act Blue -- interesting -- also stated that his parents were both some sort of therapists. 🤷

[@aaronsakhai]

it's possible he was registered as one--- being registered as one doesn't mean squat. I'm pretty sure that on paper I'm a registered democrat because I filled out some form in college over twenty years ago.

[@unclejesseandtherippers4047]

Mayberry PD doesn’t have radios?

[@kenny6363]

The local cops were cowards

[@bojag1]

Cop, oh he has a gun, turn tail and run. What an embarrassment. Something is very fishy here

[@cjharris5664]

Usual suspects

[@deborahharris8316]

He had a ladder and a gun....sounds suspicious 😮

[@TripBloggers]

“Not my concern”

[@fatimavrebac3256]

Something isn’t right here!

[@chynamike1]

What happened to protect and serve?

[@user-cm2ux4sq5v]

What a terrible job law inforcement

[@renzo9648]

Local strip clubs have better security 🫢Most useless security 🤯 2:22

[@Mr_Zimm]

Police once again fail

[@georgiafain3747]

She is asking the questions like she did not care that he pointed the gun at the officer who chose to save his own life.

[@PolishPocahontass]

Incel outsmarts trained professionals 🤦‍♀️ what a joke

[@ramsdukefsu22]

Ladder not removed before rally ? 🤔

[@marknarveson4853]

The police were in on it.

[@JohnDoesItAll]

Thank you for covering this important detail.

[@UrbanMediaReview]

" rightfully and smartfully " 😂 I never heard that before.

[@pinkiesue849]

He isn't in uniform

[@counterbalancelife4305]

Was he sent up there to say, "Hey kid, what are you waiting for?"?

[@shayshaykidd1740]

Weird