Snipers Inside Building Used by Trump’s Failed Assassin Spotted, Took Pictures, but No Action Taken

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In a distressing revelation, it has been reported that three Beaver County police snipers were positioned inside a building that was eventually used by a shooter in an assassination attempt on Donald Trump. According to a local enforcement officer, despite having a tangible presence and sighting the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, equipped with alarming tools such as a rangefinder and later a backpack, the command post failed to take decisive action. The snipers, equipped to provide overwatch and capture Crooks’ suspicious activities through photographs, communicated their concerns multiple times to the command post, yet it seems their warnings were not acted upon effectively.

The severity of the oversight became apparent when Crooks, after being spotted multiple times in suspicious circumstances, managed to position himself above the snipers on the building and open fire on Trump. This act compelled a Secret Service sniper to respond, neutralizing the threat Crooks posed. Local TV station WPXI’s report noted that officers had spotted Crooks nearly 30 minutes before shots were fired, suggesting a significant window for coordinated response was squandered.

The aftermath of the incident has sparked a blame game between various law enforcement levels, particularly pointing fingers towards command decision failings. With agency director Kimberly Cheatle emphasizing the local police’s responsibility for the perimeter where the incident occurred, the debate extends beyond the immediate response to encompass broader security framework responsibilities. Meanwhile, the Secret Service finds itself under scrutiny, especially regarding its role in ensuring comprehensive security coverage. Patrick Yoes, national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, has been vocal in distancing the responding officers from blame, highlighting a collective failure at the management or command level rather than individual responders on the ground. This incident starkly illuminates the critical need for cohesive and preemptive security measures to protect high-profile figures effectively, laying bare the consequences of communication breakdowns and procedural lapses within law enforcement hierarchies.