Official describes the moment a Butler officer confronted the Trump shooter

Butler town manager Tom Knights described the moment a Pennsylvania police officer locked eyes with the Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Trump. NBC News' Stephanie Gosk speaks with Knights about Butler officer's experience and why the local police department was not responsible for securing the building.


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[taurusx]

A guy walks with his ladder and gun, and the secret service does not notice

[realdealio]

Right so, the reporter didnt ask if the officer alerted the SS? And if so why not? Shoddy reporting.

[ebyim]

OMG, so whose "hot potato" is it now?

[skeetssaer]

Why were there no radio communications from the Officials about the encounter. That makes no sense

[michaelwingfield]

The FBI wrote the report on this 3 months ago.

[thunderthief]

Where are the surveillance cameras? Turned off????

[Cj]

He bought a ladder then carried it to the building?? While police are setting up in that certain 😂😂😂 WOW

[archstanton]

Did the local cop get on his radio after he fell?

[vehclry]

Did cop radio anybody about man on roof

[fidobite]

Does everyone else smell something very fishy about this whole monumental security foul up???

[terryjefferson]

This is horrible reporting. Guys, the next natural question for the guy in the interview... "What did the officer do after he went back down?" Hello? Suspicious.

[elhuddleston]

Wait a minute the guy said the officer was hanging on the roof couldn't get to hid gun or radio- dropping so many feet down hurt himself.
The reporter said other officerd helped him up.

[pastorquangful]

"Outside of their perimeter..." C'mon man. 130 -150 yards is not outside of their perimeter especially in this rural setting where there were only a few buildings - a few rooftops. Also, denied full Secret Servce details. The leading candidate and former U.S. President was denied full secret service protection. Who is the head of the Secret Service? What is her affiliation? Ok, Got it.

[Pavlovs_Dog]

Commentator explains what official describes what an eye witness saw of what an officer saw. Big Story.

[casedoumasr]

The kid used a ladder but police do not where is the ladder 🤔

[Wishitwastwice]

Was the butler cop a former uvalde texas or dps cop?

[hoozleup]

Whhaaaat? He fell how many feet to the ground? How was the cop up there for a start hanging from the edge? This doesn’t make any sense at all.

[mikethebeginner]

This does not begin to explain the police actions and responses. Why did they not immediately sound the alarm to the Secret Service? Why did they not alert Secret Service BEFORE boosting the officer up to take a look that there MIGHT BE a suspicious person on the rooftop?

[glenn]

Lies, how stupid do they think the people are .

[douglassmith]

Bystander: *_"There's a strange guy with a rifle on the roof. Are you going to get Trump away from the lectern and off of the podium?!"_*
Police: *_"Why?"_*