The investigation is ongoing Attempted assassination On former President Donald Trump, who He appeared at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Monday night – This is the first time he has been seen in public since his existence Shot and wounded At his campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
People at the convention cheered Trump His ears were bandaged Saturday after being hit by a bullet.
Trump appeared at the convention on its second night, his ear still bandaged and heavy security around him.
Details of the moments leading up to the shooting are emerging. At least two minutes before the first shot was fired at Trump, bystanders alerted law enforcement to a gunman on the roof of a building 410 feet from the stage. Video Analyzed by CBS News.
A sniper from a local tactical team deployed to assist the US Secret Service at the rally took a picture. gunman And he had seen it moments before with a rangefinder Attempted assassination The former president told CBS News a local law enforcement official with first-hand knowledge of the events.
The official said the shooter was one of three members of local tactical teams stationed inside the building used for the attack. The operational plan had them standing inside, looking out the windows toward the rally, and scanning the crowd. Details about the three shooters were first reported by local news outlet BeaverCountian.com.
The FBI is investigating whether the shooter — Thomas Matthew Crooks — is a political domestic violence extremist, and investigators are still looking into his background. Justice Department officials told reporters that investigators have the shooter’s phone and are examining it at the FBI lab in Quantico, Virginia.
A federal law enforcement bulletin obtained by CBS News identified the gunman as an “apparent lone attacker” and warned that violent extremists may try to carry out “follow-up or retaliation” attacks in the next few months related to the November election.
The gunman was killed Cory Comparador, a firefighter. Trump and two others — 57-year-old Marine Corps veteran David Dutch and 74-year-old James Copenhaver — were injured.
