{"id":2315522,"date":"2024-07-29T14:36:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T18:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-lost-sight-of-him-concerning-text-messages-from-just-before-trump-shooting-released\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T14:39:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T18:39:20","slug":"i-lost-sight-of-him-concerning-text-messages-from-just-before-trump-shooting-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-lost-sight-of-him-concerning-text-messages-from-just-before-trump-shooting-released\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Lost Sight of Him&#8217;: Concerning Text Messages from Just Before Trump Shooting Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fi-lost-sight-of-him-concerning-text-messages-from-just-before-trump-shooting-released%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=2315522&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 text describes a\u2064 series of alarming events surrounding an \u200battempted assassination of\u200c former President Donald Trump during\u200c a rally on July 13.\u2064 Agents \u200ctasked with protecting Trump were caught unprepared\u2063 as Thomas\u2063 Matthew Crooks engaged in suspicious behavior, \u200bevading their surveillance\u200b throughout the \u2064afternoon.\u200d A police\u2063 sniper\u200d first alerted\u200b colleagues \u2064about\u200b Crooks at 4:26 PM, noting he was aware of the sniper&#8217;s position. Despite their efforts, communication\u2062 among the law \u2062enforcement \u200dteams deteriorated, \u200dwhich hindered \u200ctheir ability to respond effectively\u2062 to the threat. Crooks managed\u200c to ascend to a rooftop from \u2062which he ultimately shot at \u200dTrump, a move that went unnoticed until it was too late, prompting\u200b a call to the police from the audience\u2063 witnessing the incident. The account highlights significant lapses in coordination and \u2063situational awareness \u200camong the Secret \u2064Service and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> during the \u2064event.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Text messages from the agents sent to guard former President Donald Trump at a July 13 rally reveal that they were a step behind Thomas Matthew Crooks throughout the afternoon as Crooks played cat-and-mouse with the agents.<\/p>\n<p>A text sent by one local police sniper at 4:26 p.m. alerted colleagues of a person of interest who turned out to be Crooks, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/28\/us\/politics\/trump-shooting-thomas-crooks-secret-service.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-00.hHHa.aPBnhQAINs_q&amp;smid=url-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He said the individual would have spotted the police sniper and &ldquo;knows you guys are up there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>By 5:10 p.m., the individual had moved to a position below <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-shows-possible-sniper-killed-by-secret-service-counter-snipers-atop-building\/\" title=\"Video Shows Possible Sniper Killed by Secret Service Counter-Snipers Atop Building\">counter snipers<\/a>, who were upstairs in one building owned by AGR International. One sniper photographed Crooks at the time.<\/p>\n<p>At 5:38 p.m., photos of Crooks went out to a wider group suggesting the Secret Service be informed.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kid learning around building we are in. AGR I believe it is. I did see him with a range finder looking towards stage. FYI. If you wanna notify SS snipers to look out. I lost sight of him,&rdquo; one text read.<\/p>\n<p>Other actions made Crooks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-secret-service-director-kimberly-cheatle-day-disastrous-house-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stand out<\/a>, including the fact that although he hung out by the rally entrance, he made no move to actually enter. A countersniper photographed him at 5:14 p.m. lingering outside the gate.<\/p>\n<p>The 5:38 p.m. text came after Crooks was seen using a range finder.<\/p>\n<p>One countersniper &nbsp;&ldquo;ran out of the building attempting to keep eyes on Crooks until other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/axe-wielding-antifa-group-occupy-hotel-in-olympia-wash\/\" title=\"Axe-wielding Antifa group occupy hotel in Olympia, Wash.\">law enforcement arrived<\/a>,&rdquo; according to a statement by Richard Goldinger, the Butler County district attorney.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks ran off.<\/p>\n<p>A 6 p.m. text says one officer d a guess that Crooks was heading &ldquo;away from the event.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Crooks, however, was moving into position to shoot Trump, which was not noticed until spectators gave the alarm a few minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>Beaver County SWAT sniper Gregory Nicol said a man he later knew to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/secret-service-repeatedly-rejected-offer-couldve-helped-thwart-trump-rally-shooter-whistleblower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crooks<\/a> raised his suspicions, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/local-swat-team-blames-trump-assassination-attempt-lack\/story?id=112352324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was looking up and down the building &hellip; It just seemed out of place,&rdquo; Nicol, who was posted in an AGR building, said, adding the man&rsquo;s actions &ldquo;just didn&rsquo;t seem right.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The SWAT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-kicked-out-of-whole-foods-because-disabled-daughter-couldnt-wear-mask\/\" title=\"Family Kicked Out Of Whole Foods Because Disabled Daughter Couldn\u2019t Wear Mask\">team leader<\/a> said communication at the event went from bad to worse.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were supposed to get a face-to-face briefing with the Secret Service members whenever they arrived, and that never happened,&rdquo; Jason Woods, team leader for Beaver County&rsquo;s Emergency Services Unit and SWAT sniper section, said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So I think that was probably a pivotal point, where I started thinking things were wrong because it never happened. We had no communication. Not until after the shooting,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>By then, &ldquo;it was too late,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the FBI said Crooks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/josh-hawley-recounts-crazy-encounter-fbi-visited-trump-shooting-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accessed the roof<\/a> where he shot Trump by climbing up HVAC units and piping, then making his way across rooftops until he found the spot he used to shoot Trump, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/trump-assassination-attempt-fbi-says-gunman-climbed-hvac-traversed-rooftops-shooting-perch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to The New York Times, a local police sniper sent a message at 4:26 p.m. notifying his team about a suspicious individual, later identified as Crooks, mentioning that this person likely noticed the sniper&#8217;s presence and was aware of their location. By 5:10 p.m., Crooks had positioned himself below counter snipers stationed in an AGR International building, where one sniper managed to capture his photo. At 5:38 p.m., images of Crooks were circulated among a larger group with recommendations for alerting the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p>One text described him as &#8220;a kid learning around the building,&#8221; noting he was seen using a range finder aimed at the stage and suggesting that Secret Service snipers be informed since he had lost sight of him. Despite lingering near the rally entrance, Crooks did not attempt to enter; one countersniper photographed him outside at 5:14 p.m. The subsequent text at 5:38 p.m. followed reports of Crooks using a range finder, prompting another countersniper to rush out in an effort to keep track of him until additional law enforcement arrived; however, Crooks managed to escape.<\/p>\n<p>A message sent at 6 p.m. speculated that he was moving away from the event when in reality he was positioning himself for an attack on Trump\u2014a fact only recognized after spectators raised alarms moments later. Beaver County SWAT sniper Gregory Nicol expressed concern over Crooks&#8217; behavior, stating it seemed unusual as he scanned up and down the building while Nicol was stationed inside.<\/p>\n<p>The SWAT team leader noted deteriorating communication during the event; Jason Woods mentioned they were supposed to have an in-person briefing with Secret Service members upon their arrival but it never occurred\u2014leading him to suspect something was amiss due to lack of communication until after shots were fired when it became too late.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, FBI reports indicated that Crooks accessed his shooting position by climbing HVAC units and pipes before traversing rooftops until reaching his vantage point from which he shot Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/butler-scene.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32327,4133,4300,32190,3634],"class_list":["post-2315522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-breaking-news","tag-news","tag-shooting","tag-text-messages","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/butler-scene.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315522","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}