Trump rally shooting: 'One in a million shot' killed Thomas Crooks, USSS claims | LiveNOW from FOX

A US Secret Service counter sniper took the shot that killed Thomas Matthew Crooks despite only being able to see his scope and the top of his eye and forehead due to the slant of the roof, officials told FOX News late Friday.

Crooks opened fire on former President Donald Trump at his July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, striking Trump in the ear, wounding two other people and killing a former fire chief in the crowd.

The Wall Street Journal reports Crooks was able to fly a drone over the Butler Farm Show grounds shortly before former president Trump was set to speak there.

Donald Trump’s campaign reportedly wanted to hold the rally at Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport but had to change the site to the Butler Farm Show grounds, due to a scheduling conflict.

On Saturday, July 13, Crooks climbed onto a building during Trump's campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle, authorities said.

He killed a 50-year-old father of two named Corey Comperatore, critically wounded David Dutch, 57, and James Copenhaver, 74, according to authorities. He struck the former president in his right ear.

Secret Service counter-snipers "neutralized" Crooks at the scene, authorities said. Images show him lying dead on a rooftop less than 150 yards from where Trump had been speaking.

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[scottmiller]

The same FBI that cannot find a laptop that they have had in their possession for years? 🤡🤡

[frand]

"The FBI is going to act as an independent agency... "
Since when? In whose interest are they going to act, investigate and report?
Once upon a time they had respect and credibility. Oh dear, did that just sound like the start of a fairy tale?

[incognito]

So the shot that Crooks took at 150yds while also remaining as concealed as possible was a shot that “the average hunter” could accomplish but the shot from the expertly trained USSS sniper at the same distance without having the problem of being concealed was a “one in a million “ shot? Damn this is getting more ridiculous by the day. 🤔

[qxmvsjh]

Motive is absolutely irrelevant. Two questions: 1. Why was President Trump allowed to take the stage when a known threat was unresolved? 2. Why was President Trump allowed to remain on stage as the threat was updated and remained unresolved? These two questions must be answered completely and promptly. It would be prudent to halt Campaign Activity until there two questions are answered. The US Secret Service should be stood down until they answer these two questions. In my opinion allowing President Trump to take the stage while the known threat was unresolved was a Criminal Offense. Investigators need laser focus on these two questions.

[rw]

The Secret Service director will answer all questions in the same fashion as Mayorkas, Garland, and Wray CANNOT COMMENT ON AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION"

[akungfustudent]

are we believing ANYTHING the USSS says at this point?

[markmaki]

The woman lost me at "independent investigation" - by the FBI...

[nathanwoodruff]

Wasn't it the FBI that raided Trumps Mar-a-Lago home???

[paulpo]

FBI an independent agency??? Wake-up sweety.

[darrylleigh]

No, they will tell us what they want us to believe

[Rob-udkl]

The FBI is investigating ha! What a joke

[brunokenney]

How did the FBI have his DNA to ID the shooter if the suspect had no record?

[modelm]

Fox, you should be ashamed of posting this ridiculous report.

[tbkn]

Why didnt that One in millon shot come before he started shooting? How could security be so incompetent? Who is the woman behind Trump who doesn't jump or look surprised in any way & where did she go? Why was a 5'3" woman trying to protect a 6'3" man? How can the head of secret service blame local PD or the slope of the roof which we can all see is less than the one they were on? Why did Austin Private Wealth short Trump stocks the day before the assassination attempt? I have many many questions.

[stevenvanheyningen]

Obviously, the Motive was Political...please stop saying we don't know the motive..that's BS

[MunnaLama-fylk]

The parents must have suspected something otherwise why would they phone the police before the trump rally.

[DamataChr]

"He could only see Crook's scope..." They said earlier the rifle only had iron sights, no optic. So which is it?

[Manny]

So let me get this straight The secret service and police saw a suspect yet they never thought for a second to go and check it

[jjlynchee]

At this point we may as well let the kgb investigate

[myronkronz]

They haven't found anything on his phones or computers, they LIE: LIARS