Why was the US Secret Service unable to prevent the former president’s assassination attempt?
This is a question that is now plaguing many Americans.
Trump got hit in the ear. One person was killed by the shooter’s bullets.
The action of the police and the secret service was marveled at by those watching the campaign event on the spot Greg Smith. He told In an interview with the British broadcasting company BBC that he saw the shooter on the roof and tried to warn the police.
Based on the footage analyzed by the news media, Trump was shot from 120-150 meters from the roof.
The shooter is a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania Thomas Matthew Crooks. He was shot dead by a Secret Service agent.
Quite easy to hit from a shooting distance
Crooks was using a weapon that is a single-fire version of an assault rifle sold for civilian use. It is relatively easy for an experienced shooter to hit a human-sized target from a distance of less than 150 meters. It’s about the length of a football field.
Finnish security expert Jari Stoltin according to the shooter’s bullet could well have hit its target. However, the bullet of a small-caliber weapon is light and prone to wind.
– The worst thing about this is that the change in history could be due to a single gust of wind, Stolt states.
Caliber generally refers to the inner diameter of a firearm’s barrel. The size of the caliber affects the efficiency of the bullet and its trajectory.
Authorities have not confirmed the shooter’s location. According to the Secret Service, the shots were fired “from an elevated position outside the event area.”
Expert: The agents nearby succeeded
According to Jari Stolt, the bodyguards who were close to Trump acted appropriately.
Stolt teaches the security field at the Länsi-Uusimaa educational community association. He analyzed the image recording at ‘s request.
According to Stolt, Trump’s reactions to the shots also showed that he has clearly received training for dangerous situations.
According to Stolt, the biggest question is how the roof used by the sniper was left unchecked by the security forces.
According to him, the shot that hit Trump in the ear was probably the first shot.
After that, the shooter may have panicked and pulled the trigger several times in a frenzy, which is why the bullets have hit the audience, Stolt estimates.
After the shots were fired, Secret Service counterattack forces returned fire and the shooter was quickly killed.
Stolt estimates that Trump was probably given a quick condition check, where it was found that he had no more serious injuries than a bloody ear.
After the “Clear” command, Trump was raised.
Criticism rains down on the secret service
Republican politicians have said they will launch an investigation into how it was possible for the shooter to get onto the roof under the eyes of the Secret Service.
of the agent who was in charge of the FBI By Kevin Rojek said it was “surprising” that the shooter was able to shoot Trump from the roof.
Two retired FBI agents also say they are surprised the roof was not guarded. Agents comment on the matter news channel for CNN.
Retired FBI Field Agent Bobby Chacon called the roof “the perfect vantage point”.
The Secret Service, along with other officials, was not available to comment on the events late Saturday night US time.
Butler is located about 50 kilometers from Pittsburgh. More specifically, the venue is the Butler Farm Show area, where events related to agriculture and farming are organized.
The shooter was from the town of Bethel Park, about an hour’s drive away.
Sources: AP, Reuters, STT