{"id":2295633,"date":"2024-07-15T21:15:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T01:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-were-warned-about-would-be-trump-assassin-nearly-90-seconds-before-shooting-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T21:18:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T01:18:22","slug":"police-were-warned-about-would-be-trump-assassin-nearly-90-seconds-before-shooting-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-were-warned-about-would-be-trump-assassin-nearly-90-seconds-before-shooting-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Police were warned about would-be Trump assassin nearly 90 seconds before shooting &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-were-warned-about-would-be-trump-assassin-nearly-90-seconds-before-shooting-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2295633&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200d article discusses an\u200c incident where bystanders warned police about a would-be assassin targeting former President Donald Trump nearly 90\u2063 seconds before the shooting occurred. The harrowing event was captured on video, showing bystanders frantically trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-graham-bidens-call-for-gun-control-wont-solve-problems\/\" title=\"Sen. Graham: Biden\u2019s call for gun control won\u2019t solve problems\">alert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a><\/a> about the \u200csuspected shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks. Despite the warnings, the police reportedly did not respond promptly,\u2064 with one officer \u2062allegedly not acknowledging the alerts. The \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-up-man-grabs-microphone-from-greta-thunberg-says-hes-had-enough-of-her-political-view\/\" title=\"Fed-Up Man Grabs Microphone from Greta Thunberg, Says He&#039;s Had Enough of Her &#039;Political View&#039;\">video footage\u2063 showed<\/a>\u2063 the public&#8217;s attempts to notify authorities about the shooter for over 86\u2063 seconds before the attack\u2064 took place. Additionally, \u200bthe suspect\u2062 had reportedly been monitored \u2062nearly 30 minutes before the shooting by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-prevent-fentanyl-deaths-with-testing-strips\/\" title=\"Senators propose bill to curb fentanyl deaths with testing strips.\">local \u2062law\u200d enforcement<\/a>.\u200d This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-charged-in-stabbing-death-of-another-alleged-subway-menace\/\" title=\"Man accused of killing another alleged subway troublemaker now faces charges.\">incident raises concerns<\/a> about the response time and\u200d effectiveness of police in preventing such attacks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Police were warned about would-be Trump assassin nearly 90 seconds before shooting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/brady-knox\/\">Brady Knox<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-15T20:44:42-04:00\">July 15, 2024 8:44 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1701734\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Bystanders warned police of the presence of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump's\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> attempted assassin nearly 90 seconds before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3081673\/trump-supporters-skeptical-scared-assassination-attempt-unfolded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shooting\">shooting<\/a>, according to a video taken right before the harrowing shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The video shared on social media showed bystanders frantically trying to alert police of the presence of the believed shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, as he took up position on the roof of a building with a view of Trump. At least one Butler Township police officer was warned.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Supporters arrive before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the officers can be seen looking up at the roof where the suspect was.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8Wild video shows the shooter crawling into position while folks point him out to law enforcement at Trump rally. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pYRvkSWZSb\">pic.twitter.com\/pYRvkSWZSb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YWNReporter\/status\/1812648353169060042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ben Maser, who was seen in the video clip, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/2024\/07\/15\/trump-rally-shooting-witness-warning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em> that he had warned police two separate times to no avail. In response to both alerts, the officer he was warning \u201cdidn\u2019t say anything,\u201d Maser claimed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HbsFf96VnNc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Video\">Video<\/a> showed bystanders trying to alert police of the shooter for at least 86 seconds before the shooting started, an analysis by the newspaper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/2024\/07\/15\/trump-rally-shooting-witness-warning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"found\">found<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not only were police warned by the public in the immediate lead-up to the shooting, but a report from WPXI, a local Pittsburgh outlet, said the suspect had been monitored nearly a half hour earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple law enforcement sources <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/alleged-trump-shooter-spotted-by-law-enforcement-nearly-30-minutes-before-shots-fired-sources-say\/Q6GIK5RP6RBY5PHIMYBNXRTEBI\/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem_manual&#038;utm_medium=trueAnthem&#038;utm_source=facebook&#038;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR33LqF_jcuV7fodoajn4PvVoyabNFO81yEqlrnW3RSpFvCFLmU9y1Sgf5A_aem_YrDdA4VG9wstt-xOrdQy0Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the outlet that the shooter was spotted 30 minutes before the shooting. A source told the outlet that Beaver County\u2019s Emergency Services Unit noted Crooks as a suspicious person while he was at his position on the roof and took a picture of him.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t clear if Crooks was carrying a gun when the image was taken.<\/p>\n<p>Before the roof picture was taken, another law enforcement officer reportedly saw Crooks on the ground, reported what they saw, and took a picture too. The Secret Service and police in charge of security at the event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3082343\/everything-we-know-about-secret-services-role-response-trump-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>have faced heavy scrutiny<\/a> following the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Secret Service for comment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump narrowly survived the first serious assassination attempt against a president or former president in over 40 years, turning his head at the last moment so the bullet only grazed his ear. <\/p>\n<p>One bystander, former volunteer fire chief Corey Comperatore, was shot in the head while shielding his family. He was killed, while two others were seriously wounded.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1701734\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1701734\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police were alerted about the potential Trump assassin almost 90 seconds before the shooting occurred, as shown in a video shared on social media. Despite bystanders frantically trying to warn law enforcement, it appears that their warnings were not heeded. The suspect had been monitored by law enforcement for nearly half an hour before the shooting took place. The Secret Service and event security have faced criticism for their handling of the situation. Trump narrowly escaped the assassination attempt, with one bystander tragically losing his life while trying to shield his family<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2295634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24195783882344.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35100,3967,4300,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2295633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassin","tag-police","tag-shooting","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24195783882344.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2295634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}