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Trump assassination attempt: Pennsylvania police release bodycam from deadly Butler rally
[FoxNews] Police in Pennsylvania released bodycam footage Thursday showing the chaotic moments after Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate former President Trump.Police bodycam footage obtained by Fox News Digital on Thursday through a records request shows two officers attempting to intercept Thomas Matthew Crooks on a roof seconds before he allegedly tried to assassinate former President Trump at a campaign rally last month. The footage is taken from two officers from the Butler Township Police Department who made a desperate attempt to stop Crooks moments before he fired his DPMS AR-15 rifle, striking Trump in the ear, killing Corey Comparatore and injuring two others. "F---ing this close, bro. Dude, he turned around on me," the officer who was hoisted can be heard saying later on in bodycam video released Thursday. One officer can be seen hoisting another officer onto the roof where Crooks was stationed, which is about 12 feet above the ground. Crooks pointed his weapon at the officer who scaled the building, before the officer ultimately ducks his head and loses his grip on the roof’s edge and falls about 8 feet to the ground, spraining his ankle, Butler Township Manager Thomas Knights previously told Fox News Digital. The footage captures Crooks toward the end as officers surround his body after countersnipers fatally shot him. "I'm f---ing p---ed. We couldn't find him," another officer can be heard saying in the bodycam footage. Related: Thomas Matthew Crooks 08/04/2024 No counter sniper team at previous Trump rallies in 2024 Thomas Matthew Crooks 08/03/2024 Acting Secret Service Director admits more staggering failures Thomas Matthew Crooks 08/03/2024 Chinese citizen arrested after repeatedly trying to get into Trump's Mar-a-Lago Posted by: Skidmark 2024-08-09 |
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