Parents of Trump shooter called police hours before assassination attempt

The parents of Donald Trump’s would-be-assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, called police hours before he opened fire at a campaign rally on the weekend.

It’s not clear what police did with that information, but it’s raised concerns over a possible security failure.

New images reveal what police found on the alleged shooter after a Secret Service sniper shot and killed him – which was a remote detonator and phone.

Sources say local law enforcement was never stationed in the building Mr Crooks climbed but in an adjacent building.

[gtpgust]

It's incredibly embarrassing and infuriating that I, as an American, have to get the actual news about my own country, from Australia.
The media here is the real hitler not Trump

[MisterProKoko]

Australian news doing more than American news.

[bobbicatt]

Funny how American news is not reporting this .

[Psittacine-ppyd]

This is adding up to a very suspicious attempt on Trump too many mistakes made for it to be accidental ??

[fatmayo]

Secret Services and all of the authorities duped by a 20yr old kid.
You call that security?

[iddddaduncan]

So everyone is standing on the roof the director said was too steep to station snippers?

[erikios]

They were aware of the shooter TWENTY MINUTES before it happened

[peterrichards]

Complete incompetence here...just unbelievable.

[grimdicer]

A lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on.

[robertholtz]

The video title said the shooter’s parents called police. What did they say? You title a video about a specific fact and then the video makes no mention of it.

[Teambrklyn]

sky news australia is the best us news channel now 🤔

[beelikemizu]

He dove a car there, but they towed away a van. He went through security with a range finder triggering suspicion & they lost him in the crowd. Did he leave again (walked right by them when they were actively looking for him) & walk around to his position or find a way through the fence? Now a picture of a bicycle with his stuff but no 🔫, a bicycle??? It just keeps getting more bizarre.

[wpeters]

There's that dangerously steep roof, that safety hazard, that the SS director spoke about...the reason, according to her, for no agents on that roof. Yet here they all stand, clearly none are in any danger of slipping off.

[Must_not_say_that]

If the parents contacted the police hours beforehand, what was the content of that communication?
Why did they call?
What was said?
Why did the father say afterwards, What the h is going on?

It looks very much that the authorities were in on it and allowed him to shoot before eliminating him.

[nattimac]

Everytime I watch this, it just brings me to tears . It quite scary and a tragedy to man in audience who lost his life .

[Highlander]

In last 3 years law enforcement has been replaced by DO NOTHING SOCIAL WORKERS

[brukujinbrokujin]

So

Parents called
26 minutes prior, the police already flagged him as suspicious
2 minutes prior, bystander shouted at police

Intentional negligence ?

[joannholmes]

Thanks Australia, finally a clear and concise report. American news is so bizzare.

[Yophillips]

This just keeps getting worst and worst almost to the point of being unbelievable.

[neilmanhard]

0:47. Secret Service Director said the roof was too sloped to post an agent. Decide for yourself.