Trump shooter accessed roof by climbing over air conditioning unit

ABC News' Perry Russom has more on the investigation along with top moments from the RNC’s second night.

ABC News Digital is your daily source of breaking national and world news, exclusive interviews and 24/7 live streaming coverage.

ABC News is the home to the #1 evening newscast “World News Tonight” with David Muir, “Good Morning America,” “20/20,” “Nightline,” “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos, “ABC News Live Prime” with Linsey Davis, plus the daily news podcast “Start Here.”

Connect with ABC News on social media:

[samkelomambisa]

They should just stop with the sloped roof nonsense. About 80% of all men have climbed up a more sloped roof on a house.

[ic_jason]

Wait what? Sloped roof.... weren't the secret service snipers on a sloped roof too, looked even steeper pitch?

[RideOnTimePH]

"I can't do it, the roof is sloped" WUT???

[Skyhawk]

Director Cheatle seems as incompetent as Mayorkas

[JohnIrwin-rfdi]

Director Cheeto needs to go. If she thinks a roof w/ a 5% pitch is too dangerous for her Secret Service Agents then she has no business being their director.

[numwillie]

"has a sloped roof at its highest point"

What the heck does that mean "at its highest point"? Is it not sloped at all other points along the roof?

[gathrightcrystal]

Its a slope roof
Female in high heels : hold my drink
😎🍷👠👠

[FentanylFloyd]

Wtf he do with that 5 foot ladder he bought

[Ronniejamesleo]

You notice with residential homes has the central air units are at ground level. It's because the pitch of the roofs. The fact they place them on the roof of a commercial building is because they don't have a sharp pitch. Proving this even more B's of an excuse. It was I'm sure a 3.12 pitch. Meaning totally walkable. Hence why this kid had no issue accessing it.

[turnt]

So the Ss can’t get on a low slope roof? Are
You kidding

[SteelGhost_]

Why’s the Media ignoring the Black Rock video? Kid was literally in their commercials! But silence?

[evanschigounis]

Why don’t we hear any reports about the doctors examination of Trump’s ear more about the victim who was killed and his wounds? Also, why do you keep showing the picture of the shooter as a child in high school there are updated photographs of him as a 20-year-old man with long hair, are these optics not being shown is it a political thing? Do you not wanna show that the shooter was a gun enthusiast and wearing the demolition ranch T-shirt?

[yapandasoftware]

Uh... no... he used a ladder. Also was in a Blackrock commercial. Was identified as an armed assailant 24 min and stopped 30 min before rally. So much questions not even being answered.
Why use Dylan Roof's Jr high pic?
Why use Adam Lanza's Jr high pic?
Why use Crooks Jr high pic?
Do all these events only happen with post high school kids? Why?

[williampankratz]

We the people are absolutely so stupid and gullible that they are comfortable saying anything
Some folks do follow that though

[emthinkchild]

Honestly? I had to replay that part multiple times. The head of security for former President Donald Trump cited a safety concern over a slight slope as the reason for not placing an agent on the roof. I get it, you wouldn't put a pregnant woman up there. But is she hiring pregnant ladies for security roles? If anyone, including my mom, told me what she just said, I wouldn't believe it. But she actually said it. The slope was the reason they didn't station anyone there. She might seem dumb, but the ones who put and keep her in that position are even dumber. Watch the video and judge for yourself!

[matthewwilliams]

Anyone who’s played ps1 tomb raider should know the roof wasn’t that sloped.

[shirleybalinski]

Sloped Roof?😂😂😂 My kitchen floor probably has as much slope as this roof!! ( i live in an old farm house). Cheatle is on par for everyone else in this incompetant adm., brain dead.

[MPhonemicEnglish]

The A/C unit likely used by the shooter, was not the one shown in the video.

[pyRoy]

NRA calling to ban air conditioning...and ladders (just in case).

[dontthrowrocksatmonkeys]

How many lies from media and government in this single video?