It is "surprising" gunman fired multiple shots without authorities being aware of his position, FBI says
In a news conference, Kevin Rojek, FBI special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh office, said it was “surprising” the gunman was able to fire multiple shots during the rally for former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
One reporter asked: “It sounds like law enforcement only knew (the gunman was on the roof) when shots were fired. Is that what you’re hearing?”
Rojek answered: “That is the assessment at this time.”
“We’re still working through the security apparatus that the Secret Service had in place, what potentially happened,” he added.
“There’s going to be a long investigation into exactly what took place and how the individual was able to get access to the location, what type of weapon he had. All that is really days, weeks, and months of investigation.”
Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police added that the investigation would allow authorities to “take a look at where any failures occurred and what can be done better in the future.”
Read the BBC coverage. They interviewed a witness who saw the shooter, rifle in hand, climb on the roof of a building fifty feet from where he was standing. He immediately told the police, who ignored him. "Three or four minutes" passed while the would-be assassin lined up his shot. The Secret Service had a sniper with a line of fire on that same rooftop, but they didn't do jack until the killer fired off multiple rounds, the first through Trump's ear. Inside job, folks.
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