Law enforcement officials have told AP that a local police officer confronted gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks on the roof of the building just moments before he opened fire on the Trump rally in Butler, PA.."One local police officer climbed to the roof and encountered Crooks, who pointed his rifle at the officer. The officer retreated down the ladder, and Crooks quickly took a shot toward Trump," AP reported..Crooks was then shot and killed by Secret Service counter snipers approximately 10 seconds after he first opened fire..This comes as witnesses previously told BBC and CBS that Crooks was spotted climbing onto the roof of a building outside the rally fairgrounds and attempts were made to warn law enforcement for several minutes before the shooting happened.
Law enforcement officials have told AP that a local police officer confronted gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks on the roof of the building just moments before he opened fire on the Trump rally in Butler, PA.."One local police officer climbed to the roof and encountered Crooks, who pointed his rifle at the officer. The officer retreated down the ladder, and Crooks quickly took a shot toward Trump," AP reported..Crooks was then shot and killed by Secret Service counter snipers approximately 10 seconds after he first opened fire..This comes as witnesses previously told BBC and CBS that Crooks was spotted climbing onto the roof of a building outside the rally fairgrounds and attempts were made to warn law enforcement for several minutes before the shooting happened.
