PA - Assassination attempt, shooting injures former POTUS Donald Trump, leaves 1 spectator deceased two in critical condition, 13 July 2024 #5

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Backpack dimensions are 22 x 12.76 x 9.8 pack = 27.25 rod length using all of x,y,z instead of just all of 22. Or to put it another way what we see as 22 inches in the photo of the pack can actually conceal, say, a straight tape measure from the hardware section of Target LOL that is extended another 5-1/4 inches.

P.S. the AR-15 tends to be carried in 2 pieces which has nothing to do with adjusting the 4-inch travel of the buttstock.

 
That only reduces the overall length from 37" to 33".
In a 22" backpack

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The second photo from the FBI shows Crooks' disassembled rifle, pictured alongside a backpack he was seen wearing at the site of Trump's rally. FBI Director Chris Wray told House lawmakers last month that Crooks' gun had a collapsible stock, which he said could explain why rally attendees didn't see him with it.

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The second photo from the FBI shows Crooks' disassembled rifle, pictured alongside a backpack he was seen wearing at the site of Trump's rally. FBI Director Chris Wray told House lawmakers last month that Crooks' gun had a collapsible stock, which he said could explain why rally attendees didn't see him with it.

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so it looks like it would still stick out a little bit at the top? or maybe if on an angle would fit corner to corner ...
 
Is there a link for those measurements? TIA
There's a ruler provided by the FBI under the firearm. And the measurements for a basic AR upper (Aero in this case) with a 16" barrel & standard flash supressor are pretty consistently 24.25" to 25". And none of the photos I've seen show the magazine. Obviously he had at least one. And the range finder, phone, probably had water. And that remote detonator. That's a lot of kit for that little bag.
I'm just wondering if the rifle had already been stashed on the roof before the crowds arrived. Maybe when he was out there flying the drone.
 
Major questions post-crime...
  1. Is the shooter dead?
  2. Are the shooter and the (Sniper Nicol photo of) suspicious man THE SAME PERSON?
  3. Might there be more? (answer to previous yes or no changes the probability here from about 5% to 99% !!!)
We all know the quickest post-crime method of answering 2 is to ask Sniper Nicol to photograph the dead shooter there on the roof. Imagine me on the radio to Sniper Nicol within a minute of the crime...

zleuther: Get a photo right now.

Sniper Nicol: Where should I take it from?

zleuther: The same window as the other photo.

[silence]

[more silence]

zleuther: You're not there? Where are you?

[more silence]

zleuther: Look, it doesn't matter where you are, just please get me a photo as quick as possible. The cop who boosted up to the roofline obviously couldn't get a photo. We don't have anybody on the roof yet to take a photo. Use anywhere on the second floor to take a photo. Yikes, do you not understand WE NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW if it's not the same man???!!!

[more silence]

Adult-content dashcam from the Butler Eagle newspaper's channel, cue to 6:47 (= 18:13:22 EDT)

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https://youtu.be/WTHVXWyK-mM?t=407
 
Major questions post-crime...
  1. Is the shooter dead?
  2. Are the shooter and the (Sniper Nicol photo of) suspicious man THE SAME PERSON?
  3. Might there be more? (answer to previous yes or no changes the probability here from about 5% to 99% !!!)
We all know the quickest post-crime method of answering 2 is to ask Sniper Nicol to photograph the dead shooter there on the roof. Imagine me on the radio to Sniper Nicol within a minute of the crime...

zleuther: Get a photo right now.

Sniper Nicol: Where should I take it from?

zleuther: The same window as the other photo.

[silence]

[more silence]

zleuther: You're not there? Where are you?

[more silence]

zleuther: Look, it doesn't matter where you are, just please get me a photo as quick as possible. The cop who boosted up to the roofline obviously couldn't get a photo. We don't have anybody on the roof yet to take a photo. Use anywhere on the second floor to take a photo. Yikes, do you not understand WE NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW if it's not the same man???!!!

[more silence]

Adult-content dashcam from the Butler Eagle newspaper's channel, cue to 6:47 (= 18:13:22 EDT)

Code:
https://youtu.be/WTHVXWyK-mM?t=407
I don’t know if I missed an earlier post but I can’t make heads or tails of this. The adult-dashcam frame went to YouTube but nothing specific.

Might you give us more context?
 
zleuther wins again! 27 days ago I said there's more to the story.
It's why I keep wondering about the local sniper who left early. (Do note that everybody local was aware in advance that he wouldn't be staying.)
4:26 p.m.: He finishes his shift and departs the AGR building. While exiting, he spots Crooks at a picnic table outside and alerts the remaining Beaver and Butler snipers in the AGR building to Crooks’ presence, "Someone followed our lead and snuck in and parked by our cars just so you know. I'm just letting you know because you see me go out with my rifle so he knows you guys are up there he’s sitting at a picnic table about 50 yards from the exit."
(Senator Chuck Grassley)

I think there's more to the story, but for today's thought I'll take it at face value.
Follow the Grassley link above, please. His spokeswoman didn't change the date, but Tuesday she changed the info. She edited Crooks outta the paragraph I had copied exactly, added "Source interviews indicate the [picnic table] individual departed shortly thereafter and was never identified", and added the correction at the bottom, "Initial findings, based on multiple representations from Beaver County law enforcement explaining their text messages from July 13, identified the individual seen at 4:26 p.m. as Thomas Crooks, due to an alleged similar visual appearance. Additional findings and subsequent source interviews indicate this was an unknown individual who was considered suspicious by Beaver County law enforcement. Changes have since been made based on the additional findings, an updated FBI timeline and subsequent source interviews."

tl/dr
It's taken 51 days after the crime to correct the timeline, and zleuther thinks it's still prolly wrong LOL...
 
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The adult-dashcam frame went to YouTube but nothing specific.

Might you give us more context?
Look how...
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https://youtu.be/WTHVXWyK-mM?t=407
...shows BCESU Sniper Nicol seeming to do right after the crime, what the After Action Report states that he did right before the crime.

Please reply if you can't find Sniper Nicol LOL. "Sniper Nicol, where are you?"...well, I think he hears that on a regular basis...

Senator Ron Johnson said:
6:06-6:12pm—AGR sniper 1 goes to ground floor of the building to meet local law
enforcement patrol to alert them to Crooks presence.

Page 13...
...and Page 6...
18:06 – 18:12: [BCESU Sniper] goes downstairs of building 1 to meet patrol to let them know suspect is around building on side of fairgrounds

Thank you for asking for followup on a post of mine. This being a discussion forum and all, me and others sometimes present facts but withhold our opinions and takeaways until the sleuthier folks have a chance to review and comment. It's the best way to brainstorm, maybe you understand.

Not to get too far into the weeds, but it also helps to place oneself IN THAT MOMENT. What would you do? In order to do that, you have to disregard the info that re that moment woulda been in the future.
 
Source of above youtube is the local newspaper The Butler Eagle. The Butler Eagle has a youtube channel...

The channel has all 12 of the MP4 files that the Butler Township Police Department (BTPD) made available in response to media FOIAs. Here's the DropBox that Butler Township Police Lieutenant Matthew Pearson created to do that...
 
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It was good to see that addtional safety measures were in place today as President Trump spoke behind a three-sided bullet-proof glass shield at his outdoor rally in Wisconsin. I assume it was trukced in by the DoD/Department of Defense.
 
Senator Ron Johnson said:
6:06-6:12pm—AGR sniper 1 goes to ground floor of the building to meet local law enforcement patrol to alert them to Crooks presence.
My opinion this means either three will proceed to search the perimeter of the AGR complex, outdoors: Sniper Nicol, a Local LEO 1, and a Local LEO 2, divided up like eastside and some of south, westside and some of south, and northside, respectively. Or, Sniper Nicol will go back inside while a Local LEO 1 and a Local LEO 2 will divide up westside plus south, and northside plus east, respectively.

From local newspaper The Tribune-Review...
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Either way, let’s work from my opinion, try to find Local LEO 1, and try to tighten up the times...

18:09:39 (6:09:39) from CNN’s youtube channel, please press play then immediately cycle pause/play a time or two to locate Local LEO 1...

Next, note in extreme left of frame, Local LEO 1 has sergeant stripes on sleeve and has difficulty with belt cuz everybody else wears gear around waist but he likes it lower on hips. This is the only Jeff Ostroff video that @Tricia has approved...
(ETA: the youtube thumbnail, what you see before you press play, shows Sniper Nicol at extreme left and Local LEO 1 on sidewalk FWIW)

Now he’s returning from southside to westside and about to come back in frame in CNN’s youtube channel...

18:12:48 Here’s sergeant stripes and funny belt about a minute after the 18:11:33 crime
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It would be nice to have Local LEO 1’s bodycam of all this but we ain’t gonna get it cuz we know all 12 MP4s that Butler Township Police Lieutenant Matthew Pearson provided, and it’s not there. We know what it would show from 18:09:39 to 18:12:48, I just showed us.

But would it show him speaking to Sniper Nicol, like Senator Johnson’s quote above? My opinion is yes, before 18:09. How much before? Well, that depends on what the heck happened to his car???!!! My opinion is he hopped in, drove west, and inexplicably parked in the upper left corner of the first photo in this post, before 18:09.

I’ve hinted at what I’ma post next, should I do that now or later?
 
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Heard on the radio news this morning that the Assistant Director of the USSS Office of Protective Services has been asked to step down/resign as a result of the assassination attempt review. I guess that's a start.

Below is information on him from the USSS website.

 
Heard on the radio news this morning that the Assistant Director of the USSS Office of Protective Services has been asked to step down/resign as a result of the assassination attempt review. I guess that's a start.

Below is information on him from the USSS website.


Same here, found this.

 
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(USAT)

Remember this is old news, July 17, 2024 / 11:50 AM EDT

A sniper from a local tactical team...took a picture of the gunman and saw him looking through a rangefinder...[snip, time passes]

The local sniper team called for backup — alerting the command post that the gunman had a backpack and was walking toward the back of the building.

By the time other local officers responded to the backup request, the gunman had scaled the building, positioning himself above and behind the local snipers inside the building, according to the officer.

Two other municipal police officers who heard the call for backup attempted to climb onto the roof.


Above is the photo of the “Two other municipal police officers”, different people than who in my previous post are Local LEO 1 and Local LEO 2, the bold part of the CBS News bit.

Sleuthers wanna know what Sniper Nicol was doing, AND WHERE, after he spoke to Local LEO 1. So please keep in mind, I’m not interested in rating the performance of Local LEO 1 the sergeant. I’m trying to see if what we learn thru his eyes (and others) might reveal about Sniper Nicol.

(Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel newspaper has a youtube channel)

“I have no contact with the inside..Do you have a number on the inside?” asks Local LEO 1.

And does “I’ve been told that the shooter may be affiliated with AGR” refer to new info he read on his phone? I don't know but maybe it's somewhere between the beginning and the end of the above youtube.

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(Jennifer Borasso @ KDKA-TV)
 
Same here, found this.


Nothing like a slow bleed dripping out while the election is nearing its end. Protection needs to be adequately enforced and all hands on deck.
 
“I think the American people will be shocked, astonished and appalled by what we will report to them about the failures of the Secret Service in this assassination attempt of a former president,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), who chairs the panel’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.


 

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