A local police officer noticed Thomas Crooks, the would-be assassin, just moments before he attempted to kill former President Donald Trump but failed to stop him despite the clear danger, according to a report.
After rally attendees saw Crooks on the roof of a manufacturing plant approximately 130 yards from where Trump was speaking just after 6 p.m. Tuesday, they alerted the police. One officer climbed a ladder to investigate, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.
The officer, whose department had been enlisted by the Secret Service to help with security, encountered Crooks, who pointed an AR-style rifle at them.
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