Trump's Would-Be Assassin Was Flagged as 'Suspicious' by Secret Service an Hour Before Shooting But Was Lost in the Crowd
Donald Trump's would-be assassin was flagged as "suspicious" by the Secret Service up to an hour before he began shooting but was lost in the crowd. The attacker had brought a rangefinder and backpack to the event which raised suspicions with the Secret Service. He had visited the site of the attack at least once in the days before and searched online for symptoms of depression and images of Trump and Biden. Over 200 interviews have been conducted and 14,000 images reviewed, but no clear motive has been identified. The attacker was seen on the roof about 20 minutes before opening fire and was engaged by Secret Service snipers within 26 seconds.
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00:02Donald Trump's would-be assassin was flagged as suspicious by the Secret Service up to
00:06an hour before he began shooting, but was lost in the crowd.
00:10The attacker had brought a rangefinder and backpack to the event, which raised suspicions
00:14with the Secret Service.
00:15He had visited the site of the attack at least once in the days before and searched online
00:19for symptoms of depression in images of Trump and Biden.
00:23Over 200 interviews have been conducted and 14,000 images reviewed, but no clear motive
00:28has been identified so far.
00:30The attacker was seen on the roof about 20 minutes before opening fire and was engaged
00:34by Secret Service snipers within 26 seconds.
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