Video shows suspected shooter crawling on roof before attempt Trump assassination

Video shows the suspected gunman in the attempted #Trump assassination crawling on a roof minutes before shots rang out at the #Pennsylvania rally.
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[@moo8747]

Guy laying on the roof with a rifle is not an emergency? But filming at city hall brings the whole police force?

[@AdamBuckmantechpad1642]

Yep

[@capealio]

'Merica

[@danielsiegel8619]

You just opened up a new investigation.

[@ArturoGomez-nq6gg]

es obra del mismo servicio secreto ..

[@petergeh9584]

It's an 'officer safety' thing

[@MichaelKeogh-si2mn]

Something is very very wrong with all this, it stinks,

[@lende5740]

Yup

[@Jay-is2jy]

@@BlueRed-jn8ei yep... false flag by trump

[@maliki14]

Lead of Secret Service is heavily lobbied by Biden Administration. Don't wanna jump to conclusions but i seriously think the lead needs to be investigated

[@liammiller3934]

Trumps apart of it all

[@boujiebarbie3198]

They really think we're stupid enough to buy this as real😫

[@GinNjuice23]

Wow this video is incredibly incriminating for the police.

[@MacroAfrik]

Why didn't they scream for help

[@acz1027]

How could this have happened ? They’re telling the police he’s on the roof and nothing gets done…. This is bad!

[@yolandaparedes6425]

La seguridad está vendida son traidores.

[@Bassam5432]

Hollywood zionism

[@zazakrall8829]

The secret service didn't bet on social media exposing what they did

[@Dat4valveGuy]

This a lot deeper than secret service bud

[@markmecham1239]

Wait until everyone knows Trump is FLAT EARTH

[@Yourdeliverysucks]

@@Dat4valveGuyit’s BlackRock

[@chazdaddy6076]

@@markmecham1239he’s actually not? lol what????

[@maxmitev9262]

​@@Dat4valveGuy wooooo

[@ebodowd]

This is awkward in every way possible...too many questions and no real answers.

[@jackthepirate9233]

We won’t get answers. They will come up with the most pathetic excuses ever. Once again they think the American people are a bunch of idiots.

[@America1st21]

We are wayyyy wayyyy past ‘awkward’.

[@chicagoacountabilityandtra7565]

This has conspiracy written all over

[@MistaDobalina]

​@@chicagoacountabilityandtra7565 Or shear incompetency. Police had him but saw the gun and retreated because it was scary. Did a Uvalde cop find a new gig in PA?

[@nextgamebud8342]

@@chicagoacountabilityandtra7565yup, but all were gonna get is “they were following orders”

[@DANGERGUST]

The cops are saying”let’s just wait and see what he’s going to do” All those police need to be fired

[@ferminestevez754]

Jajajaja solo seguían órdenes

[@marcusbruns9729]

The police were paid by Trump's people to not step in.

[@woodyb8649]

You mean the secret service,local police were not the issue

[@dreamfountain]

Unbelievable!!! Something is seriously wrong....😮

[@narcisorodriguez32]

And all these people saw him but the secret service and the police did not it's incredible.

[@yamon598]

They def saw him. They were literally facing him on another rooftop

[@im_china_worker]

​@@yamon598it's almost like they were facing all directions

[@yamon598]

@im_china_worker duh

[@im_china_worker]

@@yamon598 we also don't know if there was something obstructing their view like a tree

[@onelp4033]

Soo what does that mean then....use common sense...

[@psr1868]

Something desperately WRONG here .. will we actually get any honest answers..I very much doubt it..

[@Okiknox321]

Personally what I think? ( youtube might hide the comment ) But a little part of me says this ENTIRE thing was part of the plan. Joe getting elected? Even I knew before hand, his health is below par. 100s if not 1000s knew in facr. But did nothing. Just fighting to keep a puppet up. And for what? To make Trump likeable again. Make Trump not seem so bad (I don't hate him or nothing, it's just toooooo weird to actually be happening. )

[@chipburns4123]

Not now since the FBI is doing the “investigation”

[@PolkShawn]

Get off the internet, it’s affecting your judgment & giving you a ridiculous imagination.

[@phylliscurtner5578]

We already know the truth, don't we?

[@Okiknox321]

@psr1868 hey! I was right! I put my theory, and said with it that youtube will delete it. How come i don't see my comment here, but get notifications?

[@danielcooke9974]

How does a 20 year old know that he could do this

[@benjaminschmidt2977]

This was no accident. The SS allowed this to happen. Otherwise the threat would have been neutralized much sooner. Complete incompetence or conspiring. Take your pick.

[@alessiosanella462]

COMPLETA INCOMPETENZA

[@donnah3892]

The witness said that they warned the police and the secret service but they ignored him. You can hear the people yelling and warning them.

[@pattyw831]

Yes, I can hear them on a different video

[@gabe2128]

Not only that, police were stationed inside the building at the time and an officer literally climbed up and came face to face with him. The officer ducked and ran before it all unfolded.

[@dannyakers8440]

Just awful. I can’t believe this.

[@malsawmkima6226]

​@@pattyw831 Democrats i suppose?

[@Supernatural2276]

😮

[@714rooster]

They allowed this to happen!!!!!!!

[@mcbz1141]

they??

[@renatoaraujo7383]

100%

[@chrisf4268]

Who are they? He was a white republican?

[@Kambo6886]

The Illuminati and lizard ppl

[@up4221]

They want trump to win …

[@Grace-hc6dn]

My goodness how much wide open can he be right there out in the open!!!! Crazy

[@ginnyberg9271]

This just makes all Americans that knew that there was evil just showing how evil our country really is and how sad it is

[@DianeRiley-tg2vp]

Are you kidding me!!!? Wow

[@jerrybeach6308]

They allowed this to happen

[@sarmstrong5549]

I got a 24 hour chat ban for saying this exact thing.

[@jairocabral3952]

SIM. PERMITIRAM E MATARAM O ATIRADOR DEPOIS DOS TIROS!!!!!!

[@jimmyj2563]

Who, exactly.. is they??

[@periscope0077]

Absolutely . But what Americans did??

[@shinawarali313]

Woman is calling the police officer to take care of the boy, crawling on the roof.

[@domingoarroyo2179]

It's crazy how these people are just filming instead of screaming.

[@donaldmiller4386]

Officers were notified when he was at the lower end of the roof but he still had time to get to the top?

[@chemicalcourage]

what is your point ?

[@lende5740]

​@chemicalcourage what

[@aarondigby5054]

​@@chemicalcourageyte pipo r kray, they see the sniper alerted the police and were ignored

[@donaldmiller4386]

@@chemicalcourage How is it you can even ask that?

[@williamwala1316]

Inside job

[@traceeward5147]

You don’t need to be conspiracy theorist to see what happened in plain sight seriously

[@johnbonner5284]

And the only ones against that are the evil in this world, that have no councious moral of plucking your eyes out our clipping our heads from our shoulders, called savage barbarick murderers! ANOYONE TO SUPPORT THAT IS A SICK INDIVIDUAL, THAT NEEDS NOT BE AROUND OTHERS!

[@user-ig7oi6hp8e]

Blackrock dumped truth social stock on Friday. They knew he wasn't gonna be alive on Monday when the stock market opened

[@vradamusic]

​@@user-ig7oi6hp8e Now that's all, they really want him out

[@incogneeto9122]

@@user-ig7oi6hp8ethat would’ve make the stock go up… bot

[@chicagowabo1]

​@@user-ig7oi6hp8e🤣😂🤣😂🤡

[@jansmith8048]

What happened to the officer who confronted him?

[@RoyceFowler-wq4ff]

Absolutely unreal

[@Human_Evolution-]

Worst security ever

[@prall0915]

This is ridiculous. How did they miss this guy, but so many people spotted him?

[@braydenkissell9247]

Kinda obvious, innit? Inside job

[@hanthony440]

The people was standing near the building that's 400 feet away from Trump it's very close to those people but those speakers Trump is talking on along with the loud crowd chanting might be hard to hear those people yelling over the crowd yelling.

[@im_china_worker]

​@@hanthony440perfect explanation

[@madiesdaddy2856]

​@@hanthony440u don't think play the Secret Service and always having 400 of what feet away from the former president?

[@tomhowe1510]

​@@hanthony440Great point. Also if you time the words trump said her to the shots it's a short period. The cops climbed up here to verify this, but by the time they jumped down to the shots were under 12 seconds. The cops ain't on secret service radio channel

[@aaronhagood5753]

This whole thing is weird and 20 yrs old doesnt make sense..were not getting the real story..

[@melissavasquez9081]

CORRECTION, ! REGISTERED REPUBLIC WHO DONATED TO DEMOCRATS .

[@lourdesaguirre545]

Unbelievable that everyone saw the shooter and security delayed in response…

[@user-we6zl8fd3d]

We can not be this incompetent 2024 this day n age !!

[@wsconsn]

So Joe Schmoe can see this but the secret service can’t?

[@src1609]

They can they just chose not to why?

[@edwardgaines6561]

​@@src1609Well guess. Who does the Secret Service take orders from?

[@mycitysucks8096]

​@@wsconsnsomeone is dead. But someone got sued for billions saying what you just said

[@wsconsn]

@@mycitysucks8096 people die in false flag attacks, and trump doesn’t care about human life. If you have a problem with the first amendment I suggest you take it up with someone who cares.

[@axelschweiss6149]

They dont want to See it?

[@johno1142]

"Officials" are saying police were inside the building. Absolutely an inside job.

[@n.p.mackenzie]

Synchronicity in the speech where he says ‘there are criminals, there are people that shouldn’t be here’ lol

[@BrandonKilburn]

I read the Synchronicity Key by David Wilcock. It's very interesting. You make a good point about when Trump said "there's people who shouldn't be here"

[@pspbody]

Inside job.😢

[@user-fl1sz7ug5y]

They are 😱 scared of Mr Trump.

[@doracampos2088]

@@user-fl1sz7ug5y🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@1badcrow463]

Seems to be...

[@leeleevalentine3898]

Inside job with that bad of aim?

[@bouncingbetty3045]

​@@leeleevalentine3898 that is what we call a scapegoat.

[@allesasmart]

Why did the police not act?

[@bhayangkarasilaen9797]

kzbin.infoscrtS22WD5w?si=k732H9wV5kKlHACD

[@user-sq7xp8hw1y]

Biden put a hit on him, they were probably helping him to get elected.

[@davidvaughan1771]

Because Trump refuses to pay for police protection costs to respective States, Cities, Counties, etc. like all other candidates do. He stiffs the men in Blue and does not stand with them!

[@tetumbo4290]

@allesasmart - because they are complicit.

[@isabelabella6249]

Porque son policías demócratas

[@connieprice7139]

Those little children walking around holding a parent’s hand, heartbreaking, to think what could have happened..

[@Mac-jx8uj]

This is just unbelievable! ! Something is very very wrong !

[@michaelgregory9929]

Something smells very fishy indeed 😮

[@josephkyere2103]

The fish stinks

[@1badcrow463]

Yeast infection...

[@yootoob1958]

Staged? How could someone possibly get on a roof and not be seen by authorities?

[@sallymay5683]

ByMany people think the whole thing was staged. Trump has been known for this.

[@jlev9513]

Staged? Do you mean an inside job, or staged by the trump campaign?

[@saltylips9965]

​@@Tesla.model.99I think they mean orchestrated*

[@_Area-51]

​​@@Tesla.model.99actors, don't believe everything you see

[@daveooooo]

​@@Tesla.model.99You're ignorance is astounding oh never mind You're a Democrat typical of your type.

[@jackthepirate9233]

This is beyond incompetence . How do you call this????

[@genejohnson4120]

The police and secret service have their own agenda and that is not your protection, this known assailant was intentionally left alone, and now I'm hearing the agent who actually shot this guy after he was ALLOWED to shoot has been fired ? What is going on ? 😱

[@jrm4728]

I have not heard that .

[@Yanz27-mp7kv]

There are police walking along the side of the building! 😱

[@kennycrawford8740]

Actors

[@maryannmiller1987]

There were local police inside the building. Unbelievable.

[@monicasoledad]

The irony is, DT saying “we have dangerous people who shouldn’t be here”

[@patricioflores2851]

He Is saying millions of people,dangerous people coming to our country...

[@stevekaspar1396]

@@patricioflores2851 we know that. Still what he said is ironic

[@KarenKSmith-tm2kp]

​@@stevekaspar1396Very Very ironic 🎯

[@1eftnut]

He’s referring to himself ffs. Trump is literally telling you he is evil brainiac!

[@RedRabbitEntertainment]

​​​@@patricioflores2851Turns out the biggest threat to trump was a suburban white kid.

[@straightouttacornwall]

Why is this sort of footage always grainy? Phones don't record in 240p

[@PharmacyTechLabs]

This is crazy! You see the monster report it, and the people in charge turn a blind eye. 😢

[@renatoaraujo7383]

100% set up

[@bhayangkarasilaen9797]

kzbin.infoscrtS22WD5w?si=k732H9wV5kKlHACD 😂

[@sarahhalupgalano5559]

set up?.. how?

[@patriciaensey8601]

​@@sarahhalupgalano5559Trump is lapping up the publicity like a cat drinking a bowl of milk . What really happened here and why ?????.

[@src1609]

@@renatoaraujo7383 You're right, it's looking more and more like that.

[@roberthutchison8416]

Ladder on the building! And that's building the police used as the headquarters plud SS did NOT pull Trump off stage! That's HOW!!

[@IanMcFerran]

Get rid of the crap in the middle of the screen. 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Mile-long-list]

This is worse than a worldstar video

[@Ereko1]

The poster can't because it's not his/her video

[@ghostup101]

He stole someone else’s video and is trying to pass it off as his own.

[@OptiSpark350]

They can't because @nbcnews STOLE and reposted someone else's content!

[@SlickDangler10]

They stole the video that's why

[@wong9629]

Something fishy happened there.

[@Sil-sg3yk]

So untrained civilians spot the guy on the roof....but none of the TRAINED PROFESSIONALS saw him? Something is fishy 🐟

[@majesticmagnificfantastic4406]

Ummm...why is everyone so calm?

[@frankenstone804]

Because they did not see the rifle

[@engibrahim9620]

Because this’s movie made by trump

[@SCOUSER-L20]

​@@engibrahim9620idiot

[@karlhowe5181]

​@@frankenstone804 As far as the people they probably figured that security had it under control if need be. As far as security there is no excuse. Even if they couldn't see a gun ,a guy crawling more like a slithering snake ought to have been obvious . They ought to have also been monitoring by air veiw a simple police drone would have caught it.

[@frankenstone804]

@@karlhowe5181 I guess so

[@ChristTheLover]

Unbelievable

[@JeanEDeaux]

They want you to believe it tho.

[@josbruls]

Real heroes don't shoot footage, they attack the attacker.

[@keithdiemer5024]

Yes...my thoughts too.

[@user-oceanview]

This could have been prevented!!! A tragic event can always be prevented but takes a tragic event to change things. Unbelievable!

[@leowenham9014]

Something very odd about all this

[@rogerwalker2224]

Back to the Future reference?

[@oscarrivera693]

Ridiculous what did they think he was doing 😮

[@toandoan4999]

Probably thought he was sunbathing

[@n.b.0212]

​@@toandoan4999😂

[@heidiadlgostar5151]

Why did they ignore the killer?

[@dan.3500]

what killer?

[@Robin-lh9wr]

A lot of questionable behavior!!

[@user-qs2vs6ji4b]

Police dropped the ball

[@cynthiarogers3178]

It SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE DROPPED THE BALL 😮

[@mikebastiat]

Imagine being this stupid

[@chasthanhburns123]

Yet Trump thanked law enforcement. bootlicking disgusts me.

[@Makemsayahlex]

@@chasthanhburns123stfu , how are you offended but the actual guy who almost died isn't

[@petergeh9584]

Officer Safety!!

[@user-eg3tf6xq3o]

Hmmm if this is the case then someone was supporting this guys actions.... Now this got fishy, this is not an individual act

[@normaforsyth7950]

Omg. You sound SO ridiculous.

[@patriciaensey8601]

@@user-eg3tf6xq3o Yes you are right . NOW Trump laps up the publicity like a cat drinking a bowl of milk . IS Trump a honest person NO. Does Trump throw someone to the wolves to save himself YES . What really happened here and Why ??????. A Lone Wolf was allowed to be there and a set up to let the Lone Wolf who was a inexperienced long distance shooter do the job. What was the real job of the young kid man who must be seen as A Lone Wolf????..

[@wp.sworld.s]

What I want to know is what happened with the lady that was sitting behind DT that nodded her head and started videotaping about 20 seconds before DT was shot she had a black hat on too many variables on this 😢

[@RT-wq8bd]

This is unbelievable!!!

[@patriciafuller9948]

Why didn't the police check that out????

[@sebastienseb919]

This is beyond crazy. Wow.😮

[@wolvesetc]

How bad is the secret service at their job, geeze?

[@mikaelg5840]

This is absolutely insane .. .

[@N.O.BxStanos]

Ive seen enough Scandal and Designated Survivor episodes to know that something is off about this. Respectfully.

[@Duffyyy94]

It's like everyone but the secret service knew of this guys weird presence on the roof.

[@e.m.l.g8409]

🤔maybe they knew…

[@XxSomber]

​@@e.m.l.g8409 They knew

[@capealio]

Manchurian Candidate

[@madeinfinite]

They knew 100%

[@shannon_w.]

Witnesses warned police AND Secret Service.

[@irisdutra5033]

Secret service sucks

[@AldousHuxleysCat]

They are actually blaming the local police, and local residents are saying that in the week prior to the rally no one even came through their neighborhood to inspect it.

[@TheRealUnknown01]

​@@AldousHuxleysCat yup, it was local police that took aim and stopped him

[@samanthamaguire3668]

​@@TheRealUnknown01 Odd the way the News Never said that, Definitely inside Job!

[@OnjofvdVusja]

No budget. Usa has so much tech. Where are the surveillance drones?

[@johndupont1413]

@@OnjofvdVusja outside of the event space itself, that is a task for local police assigned by Secret Service. People need to stop thinking that there are 30 satellites and 10 drones and space lasers watching everything trump does. It simply does NOT work that way.

[@CarlosOchoa-mj9lk]

All those people watching it, and didn't said anything ? Wow

[@maggiem8143]

They were saying something, but the cops and security just ignored them! Can't you hear them yelling to the cops?

[@WSseaghost110]

It’s almost as if he wanted people to see him. So confused by the whole situation.

[@gern5168]

The fact that the building he climbed up on was the command post itself for the secret service and had secret service snipers inside makes things even worse. You're the secret service yet you can't even properly secure a small building?!? And a police officer takes a pic of him on the roof 26 mins before he fires?!? What a mess and an innocent man lost his life because of it.

[@normaforsyth7950]

@@gern5168 liar

[@Sam.samaritano]

😢é ainda pior do que você imagina!!!😢 tem muito mais coisa que vocês nem imaginam😢

[@8a8r8i8e]

It was not the command post of the Secret Service. That was on the other side

[@shawnsprings6846]

I heard it was the command post for the local police but not the secret service, they were set up on the other side. At least that's what local news here in Pittsburgh is saying.

[@poise777]

This was to show God is with Trump

[@cindymadore5713]

If i didnt see it, i would of never believed it! Shockng!

[@audio323]

Would OF ....? What does that mean ???

[@burton4220]

​@@audio323aww muffin go be a teacher if you want to educate 😂 no one cares. Their message was still received.

[@audio323]

@burton4220 Clearly this person could use an English teacher.

[@ardiannm]

@@audio323 cleary you could use some re-education camp since chances are you are one of those who have lost their marbles and can't tell which bathroom they are supposed to use.

[@RaVen-ic8mn]

​@@audio323 ------------->>> 🤡💩

[@joshprout1726]

Knowing the kid was in a black rock commercial opens up a huge can of more to speculate

[@damianbenzalygot4638]

Wow just saw it

[@jerrykingsbury8525]

WAKE UP AMERICA 👀🙏🇺🇸

[@phengher520]

This is sickening

[@jakers918]

I’m actually surprised NBC is showing this

[@INYB]

Why are you surprised?

[@rosliromasarms2111]

He said... Idk..

[@simono.1970]

Young man was a republican supporter 🎉

[@cindyanthony7947]

Yea and donated to the dem party..you sound stupid

[@skydog330]

Nice try, but he was one of thousands of democrats that switched parties in order to vote against Trump in republican primary.

[@chicagoacountabilityandtra7565]

@simono.1970 he also donated to the Democratic party And was featured in a Blackrock commercial

[@jody-annesullivan4547]

And a person casually walking by with their child is not alarmed by ‘armed man, roof’??

[@Claybow]

Unbelievably bad

[@JohnDillinger-ko8bc]

This is crazy, like man I’m still in disbelief wow!!

[@Joeking313]

What's crazy is the police were inside that building

[@DebraRN1195]

🍩

[@Joeking313]

@@DebraRN1195 😂

[@DerekScottD]

Who paid off the secret service?

[@pyrobison2002]

The fbi

[@omarsalazar962]

Sniper that took him out was fired... he stated that he was fired because he did not get clearance to take the shot. Something very off here indeed.

[@RR-sp2op]

They made this officer a scapegoat, he saw an armed man with a snipers rifle!!! Didn’t they wait in Uvalde??

[@michaelryan3158]

Where did you get this information from, ide like to read it more

[@arvi8843]

I haven't seen a news about that. Where'd you get that info? People can spread misinformation even in forums and comment sections.

[@irenebaldwin8933]

Wow Awful Scary awful 😕

[@user-kv7qr1hq3f]

​@@michaelryan3158 lies don't help to clear things up .

[@erinstephens9923]

NBC News stop blurring out the text you're excluding proper context

[@user-mh3tb6mr8n]

I have no words.

[@imanonattorneyspokesperson]

Secret service has lost all their credibility and prestige

[@romagman]

Totally unbelievable

[@jeaninemorgan9118]

Secret service sold out!

[@GayLord-b7p]

Been sold out

[@Kambo6886]

Yes they are owned by Walmart. You figured it out.

[@1badcrow463]

​@@Kambo6886 Who owns you ?

[@wp.sworld.s]

​@@1badcrow463my dog owns me hahaha

[@cliftonmcnalley8469]

The TRULY AMAZING thing about this video: NBC has posted this!

[@CutterDriftwood]

They all saw him, but secret service didn't. Think about that one! 🤔

[@jazz8356]

This is very suspicious

[@AwAw0814]

Unacceptable this happened!

[@chocolatemonster949]

Why are these people still hanging out on the grass and filming?

[@pelwood7315]

That’s messed up.

[@MartinCardenas-xc5qv]

You mean to tell me the counter snipers did not see this guy? 🤔 I just can’t understand this. He was literally a football field distance.. you don’t need to be sniper qualified to spot that. Something about this do not make any sense

[@finaldestination5847]

All kind of people can see him but the secret services does not. Here is something very very wrong!

[@user-ql6xr6mq7q]

Secret Service failed.

[@danieljpollack1814]

100% somethong wrong with this entire scenario

[@user-yz9yg4yx1k]

Something us fishy here.

[@julierowe1086]

Unbelievable!

[@KS-yg9os]

No, she even yells officer, he's right there on the roof.

[@fraks72]

And everyone stood there watching