Video shows how Trump’s attacker gained access to roof

They were shared New details on assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump which was made by a 20 year old young man named Thomas Matthew Crooks .

Armed with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, the attacker shot the candidate while a rally with his supporters was taking place in Butler Pennsylvania.

To do it, He positioned himself on the roof of a structure facing the stage located approximately 120 meters away.

The episode left two injured and two dead .

One of these was the same Crooks, shot dead by police secret services.

For its part, Trump was injured in the right ear .

The new information details that The shooter would have normally worked that Saturday, but told his boss he needed the day off on July 13. .

As the police revealed to cnn , He explained that he had “something to do.” .

Furthermore, He told his colleagues that he would return on Sunday. .

Although investigators have not yet identified Crooks’ specific motivations for carrying out the attack, they have managed to more information on how their movements were This day.

This Saturday, July 13 He was in the security checkpoint of the rally around 3:00 p.m. approximately three hours before filming began.

A senior police official said the first thing that raised suspicion was that He was carrying a rangefinder, a binocular-like device commonly used by hunters and shooters to measure distances. before preparing a long-range shot.

This device did not prevent him from passing, even if caught the attention of the staff while he was in charge.

It is still unclear where he went after leaving the area, but It is assumed that he went to his car to get his weapon. .

Later, witnesses alerted the police There was a man (Crooks) crawling on the roof of a building .

In fact, according to what the source told the aforementioned media, One of the security sniper teams observed him at this moment.

“They looked at him while he looked at them” said the senior official.

Although it was initially suggested that Crooks used a ladder he purchased that same Saturday to climb onto the roof, a federal agent familiar with the investigation told CNN that It is believed he gained access to the roof by climbing onto the building’s air conditioning system. .

Then the shooting broke out and Crooks was eventually shot dead by officers.

The young man’s father reported him missing around 11 p.m. and told police that He thought his son had taken the rifle to go shooting at a shooting club of which they were both members. .

As we already know, I never came back .

After the attack, police sources said that A bulletproof vest, three ammunition magazines and two remote-controlled explosive devices were found in Crooks’ car. .

However, researchers They have not determined what plan he had for this equipment. .

In the same way, In his residence they found another bulletproof vest, another explosive device with these characteristics and a 3D printer. .

A record captured by the aforementioned channel shows what the air conditioning system looks like through which Crooks would have climbed onto the roof.