Watch this video — Once the shooter was on the roof, police couldn’t get up there. They needed to shoot him from the ground, but no one got the right angle. One officer tried to climb up, but fell off/let go when shooter pointed his rifle.

New extended video shows the shooter Thomas Crooks crawling into position on the rooftop as President Trump is speaking.pic.twitter.com/gQZ1mCgQWf

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) July 15, 2024

Three snipers were stationed inside building used in Trump assassination attempt
There were three snipers stationed inside the building the shooter used during Saturday’s shooting of former President Donald Trump, a local law enforcement officer with direct knowledge of the incident tells CBS News.

The operations plan had them stationed inside the building looking out windows toward the Trump rally. The information about the three snipers being inside the building was first reported by BeaverCountian.com.

One of the snipers inside saw Thomas Matthew Crooks outside and looking up at the roof, observing the building and disappearing, a local law enforcement officer tells CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/trump-shooting-statement-joe-biden-updates/#post-update-da88464a