Image from Trump rally shows gunman shot on roof of nearby building

ABC News Senior Investigative Correspondent Aaron Katersky offers the latest about the shooting at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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[@robbiepeterh]

The BBC have a video of an eye witness saying the attacker was on the roof for several minutes before opening fire, and that they alerted the police to his whereabouts. How can he have stayed up there so long unchallenged?

[@CourtneyCha0s]

There was another interview circulating (I can't remember which news outlet) where the guy who told the police officer made it sound it like it was less than a few minutes between him saying it to the shots going off. Pretty much immediately.

[@Hardbop1955]

Good question

[@actthree7810]

@@CourtneyCha0s but different guy, right?

[@Gen10civic]

Local cops were in on it. They don’t like trump in bidens turf

[@NebulousCat]

Because the SS was working with the CIA to murder Trump

[@drew7257]

He shouldn't even gotten up on that roof without being noticed and put in custody.

[@rainaflores779]

SHOULD HIRED DEI DIVERSITY IS BETTER

[@V-gw8jt]

​@carlycrays2831 OMG go away you stupid id-ot

[@user-dc4uo2sh1t]

​@@rainaflores779obviously you're seeking attention with your stupid comment

[@serenitygilles7064]

he was noticed by ppl at the rally , they tried to tell officers who did nothing

[@cathylavender6992]

They were told by two different people in the crowd that the guy was crawling up the side of the building. And seen on the building. They ignore it. Till he shot. The picture you see is the shooter dead after the secret service killed him

[@DRPowell]

The man stated that the shooter was 200-300 yards away. If you can see the podium and have a clear unobstructed shot from any nearby building, then a member of the security detail should have been on that freaking building. This is unacceptable! Secret Service FAILED!!!

[@BarnesyInOz]

Staged

[@Tbrew-zd6xb]

Probably on purpose

[@DailyStalkerUpdate]

@@BarnesyInOz What do you mean by "staged"? Go into some detail about that. I doubt you can.

[@chewooten3916]

This is theater.

[@freddysanchez6317]

​@@DailyStalkerUpdateDown in the polls and having 34 felonies over his head. He needs this presidency BAD and you buffoons can't wait to give it to him.🤷🤷

[@dwaynestomp5462]

What kind of clowns have we got at Secret Service? Are you kidding me? Whoever was in charge of that security is in the hot seat tonight, and rightly so. This is a very basic failure, and an innocent person is dead on top of everything else.

[@barbeshoes3715]

Well the amount of female secret service agents on site should inform you the lowering of standards 🙄

[@seankearns3889]

Standard of every industry all over the world have dropped since covid… people are In jobs and management positions who are only there for quotas and to make up equality numbers, not because they are the most qualified… the brightest and the best aren’t getting to the top because of equality and DEI.. standards are on the floor everywhere.

[@addanametocontinue]

Same people Trumpty Dumpty hired when he was in charge.

[@Kzag74]

Ordered to look away

[@christopheryellman533]

@@barbeshoes3715 I agree BS, The secret service did sloppy work. It seems the director of the secret service is also a woman by the name of Kimberly Cheatle. She should be the first to go.

[@getinthespace7715]

How the hell was secret service not monitoring such an obvious spot for a shooter?! This seems super friggin fishy.

[@tigerlillybell75]

Because this photo shows another Secret Service man in a perimeter position, hiding. They say the shooter was elevated, yet the Secret Service sniper pointed his rifle DOWNWARD to shoot. Something hinkey went on, just like in the Kennedy assisination.

[@loucksyy]

@@tigerlillybell75Wrong. this photo IS the shooter. The secret service point down at him because they are higher up than him… not that hard of a concept especially when it’s quite obvious the “building” he’s on is just a shed

[@irishspagetti6565]

​@loucksyy it's so easy to Monday morning second guess secret service and security after this but they are human after all and sometimes a madman finds a blind spot

[@JustMe-uu3bh]

🐋🐠🐟🐡🐟 sure is fishy.......you got that right.

[@kennediphillipsk]

The shooter was seen crawling with a weapon. He should have been stopped

[@weeknders]

@kennediphillipsk by who the coward magas? They not getting off the couch. Biggest collection of cowards on the planet.

[@Chris_Hruska]

he was stopped 2 seconds after he started shooting

[@zubenelgenubi]

Absolutely nonsensical that a person could be able to access an elevated position within rifle-shot of a presidential campaign candidate, no matter WHO that candidate is!! Mayorkas' Secret Service" bears great responsibility for this event!!

[@weeknders]

@Chris_Hruska OH Yeah. You have proof of that? You saw him die? You took his pulse? You DONT KNOW SHT. DUMB AZZ.

[@ryancoleman1]

Exactly

[@thomashenegar2842]

That rooftop was not being watched? Bullshit.

[@hibye696]

Agreed, probably staged

[@Aztec_Kings_13]

Right

[@Ricardomvm]

short but right .BS

[@brailrice]

@@hibye696why would it be staged? There is no advantage for Trump to stage this. He’s winning while democrats are falling apart. It would be incredibly stupid and unnecessary.

[@jessecombs5373]

So trump who was going to win every swing state according to earIy polling shot himself using an assassin and three of his followers why?

[@danielsdimension7828]

The guy was in plain sight, witnesses saw him, and the Secret Service completely missed him. Unacceptable.

[@ADWEI]

If you’re going to set up a rally in a wide open field secure your surrounding areas with maximum security. This should not have even happened

[@edwardadkins519]

I'm with you. It's cartoonist to acknowledge this wouldn't be something that happened.

[@squintsyadams8463]

They shoulda hired you.

[@seankearns3889]

Standard of every industry all over the world have dropped since covid… people are In jobs and management positions who are only there for quotas and to make up equality numbers, not because they are the most qualified… the brightest and the best aren’t getting to the top because of equality and DEI.. standards are on the floor everywhere.

[@Nejourney78]

A no drone overwatch?

[@pisceananarchyvortex7223]

No cops around the edges? So bogus. Has to be a CIA coups.

[@Hardbop1955]

I've seen several witnesses interviewed say they saw this shooter and were trying to get law enforcement to react for several minutes before the shots rang out.

[@marioisawesome8218]

what this leaves out is they were talking to the uvalde police

[@SwimmerSullivan-y4y]

THIS IS SO WRONG! No matter who you vote for !!!!

[@user-dc4uo2sh1t]

Definitely a breach of security

[@p6315713]

it is wrong on every level, but it shows how determined they are to keep him out of office.... and that should shake everyone to their core..

[@Chris_Hruska]

@@p6315713 only mentally ill folks try to assassinate presidents. no real coherence or sound mind. the dude that tried to kill Biden last year thought he was gonna take over the country himself

[@cbm2156]

You might want to mention that to the rabid Democrats who are calling Trump a Nazi and saying he must be stopped because he will become a Dictator.

[@GodfathersGodfathernet]

​@p6315713 So someone leaves comment that is unifying and your response is something to try instigate more division? That is sick.

[@anthonycharles8920]

I mean how did they let that area go unsearched?? Kinda odd.

[@rainaflores779]

SHOULD HIRED DEI DIVERSITY IS BETTER

[@shack12319]

​@@rainaflores779 get off the internet bro ur getting obsessed about something u can't change

[@nannie2846]

It probably was searched before the rally. Then, you know how tRump drones on and on! Lots of time for someone to get up there.

[@javiruiz8365]

I worked at a restaurant and Obama was not even the president and they checked everything for 2 days! It was so annoying!

[@nannie2846]

@@javiruiz8365 Years ago I worked for a major hotel chain and we had Princess Anne (I live in Canada BTW) coming for a luncheon. The hotel had to give a list to the RCMP of all of the staff who would be working that day and security checks were done on everyone. Those of us working that day had to have sessions in protocol (mostly just we don't talk to her, unless she talks to us, we talk to her lady in waiting. etc etc etc..) The place was surrounded! I had to show my name badge and it was checked off on a list to make sure I was supposed to be there! And I was comimg in 3 hours before she was even scheduled to be there! The security at every door, even leading to the kitchen, made it difficult to get around while serving. It was crazy!

[@landofthefree1700]

How was he able to take that position without being seen?

[@gointothedogs4634]

he was seen by numerous rally goers.

[@beautyassignment8490]

Because they saw🤷🏻‍♀️, they were in on the whole thing.

[@Ab-iz9uv]

@@gointothedogs4634yeah they saw the body dead in that picture

[@sleetywah7763]

Probably the 2 female officers seen in the video being incompetent.

[@Doooooooo]

@@Ab-iz9uv no people say the watched him climb the roof, told law enforcement they did nothing.. its on bbc they interviewd spectators

[@-i-nightmare6653]

This entire situation seems suspicious. I have so many questions that will never get answered.

[@franksarna4595]

I not saying it was right but why was trump not in his shoes giving a speech and why was after it happened was trump so concerned about his shoes

[@marceld6061]

@@franksarna4595 His shoes fell off when he ducked like the strong man he presents. He was concerned about his shoes because without them, he is 3" shorter (ie lifts)

[@baseballboy4494]

@@franksarna4595 i am just guessing at this point, perhaps he wanted his shoes? perhaps he does not like a mess on his sock or somewhere on those lines. (if that makes sense?) (shoes could have fallen off?) again, we'll prob never get an answer. and how did a guy who had to be seen with a weapon not be seen climbing? perhaps he was not seen and snuck on top, perhaps the snippers shot at him when the gunman started shooting and plus trump moving one inch before getting shot? this is all very weird. i don't know, but secret service is to blame for this. again, is it confirmed that the gunman was that close to the venue? too many reports with little to no info what just happened.

[@matthewpowell6727]

marceld6061 trump 2024

[@JeffreyEpstein-f6y]

He didn't want people to discover his lifts.

[@tonyherold8485]

Secret service is a joke you had 1 job and you couldn't even do it my god.

[@BlazingShackles]

How the hell did Getty Images already buy that photo from someone?

[@Judi4Him4Ever]

My immediate thought too.

[@msteele0]

MONEY

[@cathylavender6992]

Getty images were there in the bleachers

[@nolepholife2843]

capitalism

[@JMac-27]

There is a man who saw him and everyone around saw him and was screaming for secret service and the police BEFORE it ever happened and they wouldn't listen or respond!!!!!

[@Elianna-cc9cx]

This shows how sick our country is edit: sry guys I meant the government not the country

[@letsgetdoing]

Not the country, the people in it. Blame yourselves.

[@Chris_24]

Especially the democrats

[@simpleman2004]

That is the democrap way.

[@gregorymilla9213]

@realDonaldTrump: Maybe "2nd Amendment people" can do something about Clinton picking SCOTUS justices. 12:29 PM • Aug 9, 2016

[@kaz5098]

Yeah u have guns!

[@jkgkj00]

This is either a huge setup or a huge failure

[@batman4y2k]

maybe both, it was set up to take out trump and they failed, cia is getting sloppy

[@TTundragrizzly]

Failure.

[@si-mt6pl]

Both

[@JGZ00]

Both cuh

[@deejaydiabolic]

​@JGZ00 i just read that in Crip Mac voice lol

[@hawk469]

Forgive me if I’m somewhat skeptical of this situation. Secret Service is supposed have every inch covered regardless of who they are covering. So I find it hard to believe this guy was able to set up shop, fire 5 shots, graze his target before being taken out?

[@Unholy187]

He fired 2 shots but i agree with your point

[@Bonjour-World]

The doctor that was interviewed said that he counted 7 shots in the first volley.

[@marioisawesome8218]

@@Bonjour-World very likely the echo coming back from another direction making it sound like there were 2 or 3 extra shots.

[@jimmyv8803]

​@@Unholy187Then how did Trump and three people in the stands get shot?

[@AarronLane-ip2qt]

How many conspiracies can we get in the next 48 hours?.

[@HulaBizMary]

You mean conspiracy theories. They already conspired, know we theorize on their conspiracy.

[@pisceananarchyvortex7223]

Well all over the world this happens,and often by our own CIA. So I'm going with that. Everybody knows the deep state wants him dead because they are losing power.

[@wrldisyours3328]

Idk Democrat are some hypocrites though. Fucking losers.

[@sophiabeck3456]

Oh soooo many…

[@johnsteel5347]

@@AarronLane-ip2qt Shooter was Mike Pence

[@travelback5700]

No Secret Service on that roof? Sounds fishy to me!!

[@busking6292]

Maybe there was SS on that roof if you catch my drift.

[@jessepatterson1909]

​@@busking6292based

[@onufrionufri8068]

how did that shooter managed to get up there in all that security environment ?

[@ryancoleman1]

He didn't he was seen. Ss had trained aim on him long before a shot was taken by the attempted assassination. They then neutralized him after he shot. Why not do that BEFORE the shot. Ss is sus on this one

[@JrunkJesus]

@@ryancoleman1seems like a false flag to gain sympathy.🤷‍♂️

[@jessepatterson1909]

​@@JrunkJesusmoron

[@sheemay4281]

@@ryancoleman1 very likely

[@Captainumerica]

Someone from the security is gonna have to answer questions...

[@rjbennett3418]

No they won't... they're a government worker.

[@MrAustin61]

History tells us they won't

[@rainaflores779]

SHOULD HIRED DEI DIVERSITY IS BETTER

[@jerryeskridge6149]

Oh heads will roll...

[@NebulousCat]

No, no one is ever held accountable

[@niclewis9610]

Every American should be able to say political violence is wrong, no matter where it comes from. This is not the way to solve our differences. Ballots not Bullets.

[@Chris_Hruska]

mental illness makes folks do crazy things. every time its a crazy person

[@don2deliver]

Biden likes fake ballots and real bullets to take out his opponents.

[@jenniferbailey5914]

You cannot keep throwing gasoline on a fire and wonder why your eyebrows are singed.

[@joshm5816]

​@@jenniferbailey5914Both sides fuel the fire. Trump haters are as much to blame as his supporters. The biggest culprit is the Media.

[@TheWingDaily]

@@jenniferbailey5914what

[@ryanwillis2513]

A major security failure. Seems deliberate

[@captaincrunch6500]

you have no evidence to back that claim up. Obviously for the shooter it was deliberate.

[@kristinstrickland1038]

It does. Wish Trump wouldn't do any more open air rallies. Nobody's gonna protect him.

[@cliffvictoria3863]

A dead guy on a roof with a rifle "appears" to be the shooter? OK. Since multiple attendees pointed him out to law enforcement when he was climbing the building, it seems pretty obvious.

[@user-rj7fc8to8k]

America is actually insane.

[@CorruptAssCriminals]

I was living in San Francisco from 2021 to 2023. That's what I was saying for 3 years. In fact, since 2013 November.

[@lynnek7257]

The FBI have been assigned to look into this "incident" -Therefore they'll sweep it under the carpet.

[@zzz7zzz9]

They'll get to it when they can. They are still investigating weathered old pornstars.

[@suechappell2537]

No they wont, Biden will not allow them to forget it.

[@berlinisvictorious]

@@suechappell2537He probably ordered it

[@zzz7zzz9]

@@berlinisvictorious he literally said in a speech on july 8th, "now's the time to put donald trump in the bullseye". Shocking.

[@Bonjour-World]

@@berlinisvictorious male bovine organic fertilizer

[@mrchickflick4444]

Where was Alec baldwins whereabouts during this shooting?

[@johnsteel5347]

Where was Mike Pence?

[@bmoney_0827]

But he hits his targets

[@phazebeast7373]

Alec Baldwin is very quiet lol

[@joshm5816]

I can confirm that he is still in the court room crying over his case dismissal. He's in the clear

[@mommiescommiekiller6620]

So nobody thinks to stop him when he already was on the roof

[@714amancio]

A witness noticed and told a nearby officer, according to another news reporter who interviewed the witness.

[@les0101s]

I think the shooting happened just minutes after he was spotted.

[@daisy4750]

A witness saw him before he started shooting and told the police but they ignored him.

[@tcos918]

Witness was wearing a red maga hat so they didn't take him serious.

[@BTinSF]

@@daisy4750 I think it's premature to say "they ignored him". He was quickly neutralized. Maybe they were in the process of responding to the witnesses when he opened fire.

[@nivid01]

What do you mean it is likely to be the shooter. The bloke is clearly dead. He is wearing camo trousers and a t-shirt, and he is as dead as a doornail. So no one has been up on the roof to check the body!

[@CourtneyCha0s]

For legal reasons they can't confirm it on the air until law enforcement does. Edit: until law enforcement publicly states that that was the shooter.

[@PamelaMacmillan-pc4rx]

They will wait until dark.​@@CourtneyCha0s

[@coldacre]

its a still photo, not a video 🙄

[@joshm5816]

​@@coldacreThere is video of him on the roof pointing the rifle

[@robotron17]

Did Secret Service "fail" on purpose?

[@kelly00000111111]

Does anyone know if the image is from Getty Images? I couldn’t tell

[@thisisobviouslynotmyrealname]

I know. Its from Getty images

[@TTundragrizzly]

If I had a penny for every time, they said it was from Getty, I could buy the White House and hire a Secret Service security team that was actually good

[@jmn2068]

this is a still from a video

[@BTinSF]

Yes

[@andrewp7509]

Someone said it's from Getty but idk 🤪

[@nancyj795]

How TF does a shooter get on a roof with a rifle 130 yards away without being noticed immediately?

[@KaiIsrael-vs8ry]

This doesn't sit right

[@ryancoleman1]

No doubt.

[@johnsteel5347]

What was the response to Pelosi's husband getting attacked? Please remind us of the totally hilarious memes people made.

[@susanlovesjava4961]

Attempted murder usually doesn't.

[@jenaimorgan3611]

January 6th. Never forget. NEVER forgive.

[@berlinisvictorious]

@@susanlovesjava4961People kill people you cant change that

[@jaydiaz3528]

They can see a clear picture of mars but no clear picture of the shooter.. 😮

[@idkmybffjv]

Most people don't carry around Hubble telescopes.

[@fadedlobo]

@@idkmybffjv How could you possibly know that, SIR or MADAM?!

[@marceld6061]

@@idkmybffjv Mars has a Rover onsite. Most rally goers have potatoes for cameras. You will have clear pictures tomorrow once they've gone through the guy's home and social media.

[@brailrice]

@@idkmybffjvI have a Hubble telescope and I can see you right now. Stop that!! It’s gross!!!

[@cheesy-p1j]

There a lot of strange people at these Trump rallies, so don't blame the security

[@andrewd7680]

This is one of those "you had one job" deals. This gonna be a meme.

[@acumenpsychiatryservices6376]

And one job only #fail

[@K4T4YOUN]

The shooter missed and a civilian was shot dead???

[@HulaBizMary]

This is why you’re fat

[@JeffreyEpstein-f6y]

Yes.

[@Bonjour-World]

Amature hour

[@TheStarsShineForYou]

If they are about 20 years old and 250 yards away, would you really expect them to hit their target?

[@Mike-ke7hy]

You really thought the secret service killed civilians ??!?

[@user-hj7nv5oo9p]

Something terribly fishy here. How does the Secret Service miss a sniper set up like that?

[@billyyank5807]

Humans. 🤷

[@RoseDietz-oj9fz]

How did secret service not see him? Very strange , helicopters in the air and nobody saw him???? Eyewitnesses on the ground saw him

[@howardj602]

The Secret Service had a sniper with a Barrett on an nearby roof. He took him out within one second after the shooter stopped firing.

[@MrAustin61]

....a second too late. A total failure of "protection" , an uncovered roof 150 yd away. Hard to believe

[@Rob-r8y]

Im not a professional but I believe the keyword here is "after".

[@mizzsimfit522]

You only need to listen for the difference in the audio to know thats it's highly doubtful. Count the shots. Make your own conclusions from there.

[@byronwickenheiser4764]

He was looking at him as Trump was talking. Who told him to stand down?

[@AlanRoehrich9651]

I seriously doubt they had a Barrett rifle. Not even in 338 Lapua.

[@jaker3151]

How does UK news have better footage of the rooftop than US news channels. Trump was extremely lucky.

[@kalayne6713]

The rest of the world was extremely unlucky. But trump did get some brilliant photo ops, especially with the pretty, young Secret Service women all around. He never goes far without his drug of choice. RIP the innocent victims.

[@GBGDream]

This was a setup

[@raec.9615]

So the shooter was on the rooftop , and how did he got there and so they knows right away where he was and shot 3:43 him ? Very fishy and sounds like bad security and another cover up.

[@patrickvolk7031]

Yes, this sounds like an inside job.

[@tafabeatz]

Wtf are these low quality cameras in 2024 bruh 😂

[@RetailRipper]

i guess i was just under the assumption that EVERY vantage point was covered in situations like this.

[@mizzsimfit522]

If this is the shooter, how did he get up there aim and shoot several times and the law enforcement snippers on the roof did not see him? Or any of the secret service members who are highly trained to look for things like this?

[@jensonee]

oh yeah, it was an inside job, the deep state is all over this one, so obvious even a liberal can see it. fbi fingerprints everywhere.

[@SteveNicholson-bk4tf]

He got into that position without detection? Lol...right

[@jerrycaughman6324]

There are interviews already posted with people saying they saw him crawling up there and notified the police. Try to keep up.

[@seankearns3889]

Standard of every industry all over the world have dropped since covid… people are In jobs and management positions who are only there for quotas and to make up equality numbers, not because they are the most qualified… the brightest and the best aren’t getting to the top because of equality and DEI.. standards are on the floor everywhere.

[@kyloren8133]

@@jerrycaughman6324 The secret service saw the shooter, waved and continued on.

[@berlinisvictorious]

⁠@@kyloren8133Thats because secret service recruited and manipulated him to shoot and then killed him after they though the job was done

[@PamelaMacmillan-pc4rx]

​@@berlinisvictoriousmaybe wait til dark and escort him off.

[@calebstephan2083]

What’s crazy that people at the rally saw the guy setting up his rifle and was yelling at the security telling them they can see someone on the roof yet they were playing dumb. Someone set trump up and the security at the venue were in on it

[@mrowlsss]

Guys I think this image is from Getty Images

[@NotSethyboy]

It's a video, I saw the real one on Twitter.

[@actthree7810]

why are they "studying it", though? this is literally after the smoke cleared.

[@michellebaker2528]

Wow it stuns me that the highly trained Secret Service did not see this guy on that white roof! Especially since there were people in the audience pointing him out after THEY SAW HIM for a good 3 minutes BEFORE he shot at the president. How can anyone not see a coordinated effort. The White House manage the SS.

[@ryancoleman1]

Bc biden is behind it

[@horseman4355]

@@michellebaker2528 he’s not a President

[@horseman4355]

@@michellebaker2528now is the White House fault what about the far right Supreme Court justices tried to clean up their mess

[@berlinisvictorious]

If you seriously think the Secret Service is highly trained you’re delusional, anyone with raw iq and normal physique could pass

[@PamelaMacmillan-pc4rx]

Not the Whitehouse

[@John-s9d]

Reminds me of secret service abandoning JFK's motorcade.

[@Kemon665]

One inch away from civil war🤯

[@Sobergirl_]

I wonder how much that image sold for.🤔

[@jopalo31675]

So, who let this guy reach the rooftop. How did he get his shots off without being noticed. Someone from that detail is clearly in on it.

[@johnsteel5347]

False flag

[@allanbarrett6488]

That man was telling the cops there was a shooter on the roof and they did nothing until he got off rounds

[@joeypritchard6320]

Apparently attendees saw the man climbing the building and pointed him out to law enforcement. Someone dropped the ball.

[@pisceananarchyvortex7223]

The crowd should not have seen him first. So it makes me think this was planned with security involvement just like other assassinations and artempts

[@timray7066]

How did someone get on a roof without drawing some attention. Especially with what's been happening

[@MikeCee7]

How many times does he have to tell us that the image comes from Getty images? I don’t care where it came from, (one mention is enough) just report on what happened, & how he got to the roof without being noticed.

[@jacobowood2113]

Fr seemed like he never had his story straight and couldn’t give a clear response

[@MikeCee7]

@@cg6348 yes I know that, but he doesn’t have to mention that 5 times in the first 90 seconds.

[@Xezlec]

@@cg6348 That would explain saying it once, not repeating it OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER

[@dianajenkinson9985]

@@Xezlec A getty photo is not the same as any other. Getty only deal in original film. So Getty photo's are true.

[@Readeroll]

Getty images do not distribute their images for free. If you wanna broadcast them you need to pay them and acknowledge it officially.

[@MandyZ1225]

On the roof?! One guy said the man with the gun was crawling under the bleachers, something isn’t right with this

[@BirgerJarl-it5lz]

It also happened after Richard Simmons passing. something is very off here

[@len3169]

No one credible has said that.

[@b_bogg]

This is the first I’m hearing about bleachers

[@gointothedogs4634]

No he was crawling between buildings on the roof

[@nancismith7705]

The shooter was seen by a guy a block away who told police about him but the officers ignored the person reporting it! The shooter was on a building across from the event! The secret service screwed the pooch!

[@Zildjian_DW]

They should have found this guy with a drone before this happened. Satellite images would have told them he was there. Why aren't they using technology? Yea, why aren't they? 🤨

[@Tambo1112]

Because something isn’t right with this whole thing. Like why is the crowd just sitting there looking crazy with an active shooter? How did they kill the alleged shooter so fast if they didn’t know where he was? Why did they just so nonchalantly take Trump off the stage? Idk this whole thing seems suspicious to me JS

[@thedeadbaby]

dji drone ban ^_^

[@honved1]

Trump?

[@ryanreeves70]

You telling me in 3 seconds time secret service found him, locked in target and killed him ?? From 200 yards

[@lorihoop3831]

Finally someone calling about the rhetoric of the press. It's got to stop.

[@johnwoa]

The first thing that has to happen is to cancel "The View" and fire that vile Whoopi Goldbug and maybe she will go back to being a bartender on the Starship Enterprise........

[@JeffreyEpstein-f6y]

The press should be silenced. Project 2025!!!!

[@markrobinowitz8473]

Reversing cause and effect. But there are many Trump supporters who have vowed violence against journalists. America is a violent society.

[@ct6852]

The rhetoric starts with the candidate himself. They report what he himself says and does and implies. Along with the meetings he takes, and the militia groups he dog whistles to, and the actions he never speaks out about. Trump needs to stop expecting everyone to take what he says as a sick joke. Not everyone is going to get the joke, nor do they want to. If it even is a joke.

[@yanjieji8452]

@@ct6852 it's different when you want to put someone in "bulleye".

[@shalei4227]

Are you serious, it doesn't even look like anything other than a blob..

[@jaysrandomnesschannel]

Youd think they would have had a surveillance drone in the surrounding area.

[@kittykitty435]

I'm sorry for the ones who lost their lives but this happens to school children in this country many times over.

[@Trolleyatthestation]

Exactly

[@ricardoantunez9413]

Poor guy was told by the secret service to wear camo and position himself there. He was a pawn.

[@JeffreyEpstein-f6y]

You were conditioned to say things like this.

[@TreeDancingCloud]

@@JeffreyEpstein-f6y "You were conditioned to say things like this." ... by Fox "News."

[@johnsteel5347]

​@@JeffreyEpstein-f6yWhat was the response to Pelosi's husband getting attacked? Please remind us of the totally hilarious memes you people made.

[@JeffreyEpstein-f6y]

@@johnsteel5347 Paul Pelosi is gay. I like girls.

[@AyyoShyGurlTv]

They should’ve never taken out those bulletproof barriers idk wth they were ever thinking with that. 🤦‍♀️

[@MoparRican_93]

My thoughts exactly

[@waceyseufer7083]

Who the F are those people looking at "the shooter?"

[@cathylavender6992]

In the pic . The shooter was already dead.

[@cathylavender6992]

The shooter was already dead.

[@HappyDinosaurFossils-xf4zw]

Are you kidding me? The FBI and Secret Service are studying this image of the shooter after they shot him? This whole thing is wacky

[@rnflnardone1202]

Right they must think we're all braindead

[@DontForgetOldKolobok]

*BREAKING NEWS* THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN FROM GETTY IMAGES!!

[@jensonee]

the secret service keeps their service a secret.

[@RedBone-q2v]

FBI already starting the coverup!

[@mygma243]

The witness who told law enforcement that there was a guy crawling on the roof even described him... in camouflage and carrying a gun, and POINTED to him. He said the law enforcement officer just ignored him & turned and walked away!!! WHAT'S wrong with this picture??? I saw the witness.. he had red hair & a cap on. What else could he do? WHY did that officer just walk away and not even LOOK where the witness was pointing???

[@amydavis4945]

Why would law enforcement be passing around THIS image? It doesn't SHOW anything identifiable, except MAYBE his clothes (and not even those that well).

[@JeffreyEpstein-f6y]

You're trying to identify a race, aren't you, you sick racist.

[@actthree7810]

yeah, that really bothered me. he went on and on about it while he could be interviewing witnesses who said they saw shooter and asking authorities about the apparent indifference

[@andybusmc0311]

Absolute failure of the secret service advance team and counter sniper team! How do you let the shooter take an elevated position with a clear line of sight to the stage and especially from only 130 frigging yards away!!!

[@SoCaliGuyHB394]

FBI/Secret Service choreographed? HOW can shooter get off 5 rounds before being silenced by Secret Service sniper from divulging info.

[@Angel11l1]

People are saying they say the shooter on the building and notified Secret Service/police but they didn’t do anything about it until after he fired shots

[@lesgrossman9492]

This was so easily avoidable it leaves the door open to other questions……

[@jensonee]

is a peanut butter sandwich better with jelly or without? questions? so many questions.

[@fubuh8r]

The movies gives the Secret Service too much credit.

[@ryanreeves70]

Did more laws stop this or a good guy with a gun ??

[@richardjones9007]

What I find remarkable is that no one from the Secret Service or the police were monitoring this elevated position with a clear line of sight to the podium. Some spectators noticed the gunman crawling up the building and taking a position on the roof and pointed this out to the police, who apparently did nothing But run around in confusion. It seems tremendous breakdown in security arrangements that could easily have been prevented. This is farm country! A Barn sticks out of the landscape like a sore thumb!

[@zogzog6611]

This whole thing looks mighty fishy

[@Bonjour-World]

smells

[@andrewvranckx6439]

Why did the secret service not see him before. witness says 2 minutes before he saw him crawl up to his position ?????

[@johnsteel5347]

False flag

[@eurotimexph5640]

Remember when republicans including trump made fun of Paul Pelosi after he was brutally attacked in their own home?

[@John-s9d]

You can see a map of the area. Shooter was positioned in the most obvious and likely spot. Building outside the perimeters with a clear view of the podium.

[@Lastpatriotshope23]

An AR 15 isn't a sniper weapon. A real sniper would use a bolt action fixed scope high powered round. Not a 223...

[@user-wv8pw8pc2k]

Why was there a clear shot! Why wasn't that zone covered!?

[@firestarter105G]

Why did they wait till "after the fact" to take the shooter out? Should be the question of the day.

[@TheCartoonHead]

Witnesses pointed the shooter out to police as he climbed the building and again prior to the shots, let that be known!

[@SportsAutodidact]

Somebody with a trained military experience and definitely not a lone wolf

[@Dr.Huzeyfe]

I think the sniper guard of trump saw him crawling, wanted to shoot, but wasnt sure, he didnt want to disturb the crowd. But when the assassin shot fires, he immediately responded.

[@czgator9000]

Dumpster's continual calls for violence and revenge has come home to roost.

[@harryhiggs5060]

You mean the Democrats and their media.

[@manher4335]

Idk. The whole thing stinks of foul play.

[@christinebridges5700]

Always Bull Chip. So, "The FBI Director is PERSONALLY involved in the investigation" is supposed to instill confidence? You must be kidding.

[@johnsteel5347]

What was the response to Pelosi's husband getting attacked? Please remind us of the totally hilarious memes you people made.

[@maffooo]

Who's first priority in the middle of an assassination attempt is to upload a picture of the dead suspect on Getty images.. can someone explain? And then who looked on Getty images of all places to find this photo? I don't understand

[@simontam5206]

Worst security . Why no helicopter patrolling the scene. And no antibullet screen shell for Trump.on the stage. Grade 4 question.

[@orpheus9037]

The "image" doesn't really tell us much at all.

[@CHR588]

Time for Trump to come out and condemn the violence

[@DrNW6921]

Hahaha he’s the instigator of violence. Yeah right.

[@abc456f]

​@@DrNW6921Waiting for how he's going to spin this.

[@MyEnemy]

It's not the rhetoric from the candidates, it's YOUR sensationalizing of it.