What the Trump rally gunman did before the attack

As investigators continue to search for a motive behind the attempted assassination, they are scrutinizing Thomas Matthew Crooks' movements before the attack and trying to piece together a timeline of his actions leading up to it. CNN’s Danny Freeman reports. #CNN #News

[JustVisiting-qw]

That an untrained 20 year-old was able to climb on a roof, crawl on it in clear view of yelling witnesses in an area supposedly surrounded by secret services and municipal police, get into position with his weapon and fire at a presidential candidate before being taken down is extraordinary. It's not like Trump was speaking on a city street surrounded by dozens of tall buildings and multiple balconies. No, it was in an isolated area, with just a couple of roofs close to the rally and in plain view of security services. I find myself dumbfounded.

[PaloDuro]

They took a damn video of the guy crawling around like a snake on the roof. Some Secret Service we have...

[Sunnythesigma-my]

PEOPLE WERE LITERALLY ALERTING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

[RobertAllen-ei]

They had a picture of the guy on the ladder 15 minutes before.Come on CNN don't minimize.

[Krispy]

How can a 20year old walk around a Presidential Rally with a rifle and not be stopped?

[nicktaylor]

Are you kidding me! He was able to bring a ladder to the building the day of the rally? What the F!

[violetasantana]

So if he was suspicious, why wasn't anything done?

[Famin]

Whether you are on the left or right
I think we can all agree that something does not add up with this situation

[NexusDL]

Major security failure by the secret service. Shame on them !

[strummer]

CNN makes the point that he was noticed acting suspiciously by the local police, but CNN does not tell their viewers that he was noticed acting suspiciously a full 26 minutes before the shooting. 26 minutes is a lot longer than this bs 1 minute and 57 second time frame. It was 26 minutes when the local police notified the Secret Service of his odd behavior. What isn't clear yet is if the Secret Service made any attempts to monitor him after they were notified.
Also, an eyewitness said he alerted police about him at least 4 minutes before the shooting and that's why a policeman climbed the outside building and saw the gunman before he shot. CNN's 1 minute 57 timeline is not accurate and really provides some cover for the Secret Service's failure by making it sound like they had no time to prevent this. They were tipped off about him 26 minutes before the shooting

[NPC]

You want me to believe that an untrained 20 year old got past the secret service and local law enforcement all while walking through a field with a ladder and a rifle?

[jgirl]

Both parents are licensed mental health professionals -- and didn't noticed any red flags with their son who lived with them?

[LizFromDecencyUnited]

The dudes dad called police, RIGHT AFTER HE HEARD ABOUT THE SHOOTING, because he knew his son had an AR-15, and he couldn't get a hold of him immediately! Like, what the actual??? WHY would his dad IMMEDIATELY think his own son did it, when he was supposed to be at a shooting range and feasibly wouldn't be able to hear his phone ringing, or even have it on him? The kid could have feasibly left his phone in the car if he knew he was going to be shooting for a while, for all his dad knew! But, nope! His dad called police because HE THOUGHT HIS SON MAY HAVE BEEN THE SHOOTER!
I'd be looking a hell of a lot harder at that whole thing! His dad obviously had REASON to think his son was the shooter!

[francespelletier]

So he purchased a ladder? So why are some saying the ladder was part of that building he climbed up on? So did he drag that ladder there? What is the actual truth to this story? No one noticed him carrying a firearm and ladder?

[grace]

There is something puzzling about this whole situation

[scottfirman]

CNN needs to focus on why agents even allowed that roof to be unsecured. The very fact the building was FULL of police officers standing around doing NOTHING while an assian climbed on the very roof top of the building they were in. Talk about incompetence!

[borystacks]

It’s crazy how independent people found him in a blackrock commercial but no news network has the courage to speak on it I wonder why

[JasonHebert]

He was noticed and taken a picture of almost 30 MINUTES BEFORE. This network SUCKS

[wndmountain]

Can we talk about how hate speech affects the mentally ill?

[JerryKing-yf]

Letting the F.B.I. investigate this is like letting the fox guard the hen house