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The first call came in at 6:12 p.m.“Gunshots at the Trump rally,” a woman’s voice exclaims. Law enforcement agents gather at the Butler County rally for former President Donald Trump. Anna Moneymaker / Getty ImagesSecret Service agents later thwarted a second apparent assassination attempt on Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, in September. In the aftermath of the Butler rally shooting, local agencies released some police body camera video from the rally, but none of the recordings from 911 calls surrounding the incident had been disclosed before Wednesday. OK.”Following the shooting, Butler County officials initially denied public records requests from news outlets, citing a provision in the state’s Right to Know Law that generally exempts 911 calls from disclosure.

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Trump was shot in the ear, one rallygoer was killed and two others were wounded before a Secret Service countersniper shot and killed the 20-year-old gunman. “We’ll continue to work with the department to look at those recommendations that are actionable and feasible to make changes in the Secret Service,” he said. He told NBC News that applications to join the Secret Service were up, with 400 people currently in various stages of training. Earlier this week, the two men who were wounded by the gunfire at the July rally told NBC News that the Secret Service failed them that day. A Secret Service agent spotted him and opened fire before Routh, 58, had Trump in his sights.

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An independent, bipartisan review identified “numerous mistakes” by the U.S. Secret Service and “specific failures and breakdowns” that enabled the assassination attempt that injured former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. “The Secret Service as an agency requires fundamental reform to carry out its mission," the members added. "Without that reform, the Independent Review Panel believes another Butler can and will happen again.”The Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the review. “The increasing demand placed on the agency during this dynamic threat environment has resulted in our people being pushed to the limit,” said Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the Secret Service. The group said it identified “deep flaws in the Secret Service, including some that appear to be systemic or cultural,” including a “lack of critical thinking among Secret Service personnel” and agents’ unwillingness to “speak up” regarding potential threats.

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Trump was surrounded by Secret Service agents at his North Carolina event on Wednesday as he greeted supporters in the rope line. Congress just approved funding for both Harris and Trump to receive presidential-level protections, which one security expert said was unprecedented. “They are all now getting presidential-level protection from the U.S. Secret Service, which has never been done before,” said Evy Poumpouras, a former Secret Service agent. In a statement Tuesday, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung disclosed that Trump had received an intelligence briefing about Iran. An official with the Trump campaign said it had no intention of altering or modifying its campaigning after this briefing.

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"That was unique," Ronald Rowe Jr., the acting director of the Secret Service, said Friday. The Secret Service has faced intense scrutiny in the wake of the incident. The Secret Service initially blamed local law enforcement but later conceded it was ultimately the agency's responsibility to ensure the building was covered. Secret Service personnel were in one command post, with a member of the Pennsylvania State Police, and their local partners were in an entirely separate space. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned last month in the wake of the attack and after a contentious House hearing about the attempt.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ronald Rowe Jr, Lester Holt, Trump, Thomas Crooks, Rowe, Crooks, —, Kimberly Cheatle, countersniper, Butler Organizations: Service, NBC, Secret Service, Pennsylvania State Police, Secret, Crooks Locations: Butler

See Where Countersnipers Could Have Stopped the Trump Rally GunmanWhere countersnipers were stationed — and where they were not — has emerged as a point of contention in assessing security failures at the July 13 assassination attempt at a rally for former President Donald J. Trump. Countersniper locations Locations with better views of gunman Water tower Gunman Countersnipers inside building Secure perimeter Trump N Countersniper locations Locations with better views of gunman Water tower Gunman Countersnipers inside building Secure perimeter Trump N Countersniper locations Locations with better views of gunman Water tower Gunman Countersnipers inside building Secure perimeter Trump N Source: Beaver County E.S.U. There were four locations where countersnipers were stationed near the rally, according to Beaver County planning documents. If countersnipers had been positioned atop the water tower, here is what they would have seen. Trump Gunman Countersnipers were inside this building, but the roof offered a better view Trump Gunman Countersnipers were inside this building, but the roof offered a better view Trump Gunman Countersnipers were inside this building, but the roof offered a better view The New York TimesIn the House hearing, Representative Carlos Gimenez of Florida questioned the decision to place countersnipers inside — a position that provided a limited line of sight, unless the countersnipers were sticking their heads out of the windows.

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Former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesMore than two weeks after Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt, federal investigators are still trying to uncover the motive of the former president’s would-be assassin. Rojek also said that Trump has agreed to sit for a victim interview with the FBI – a routine part of criminal investigations. Crooks, Rojek said, used aliases to make firearms-related purchases online, beginning in the spring of 2023. CNN has reported that text messages between law enforcement before the shooting began suggest that some officers raised Crooks’ presence at the rally more than 90 minutes before he climbed onto a roof and began firing at Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, Anna Moneymaker, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Kevin Rojek, Rojek, Trump, Crooks, ” Crooks, Republican Sen, Chuck Grassley Organizations: Secret, FBI, Pittsburgh Field Office, Monday, CNN, Trump, Republican, Emergency Unit, The New York Times Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, Beaver

The acting Secret Service director told senators on Tuesday that the agency failed on July 13 by not having a countersniper focused on the roof where a would-be assassin fired eight shots at former President Donald J. Trump, injuring him and others and killing a rally attendee. While Ronald L. Rowe Jr., the acting director, provided a more complete account of what happened that day than his predecessor did a week ago, he failed to answer a critical question about that day: Who was supposed to be watching that roof? In one of his first actions as acting director, Mr. Rowe said he went to the site of the shooting in Butler, Pa., and specifically to the warehouse roof that the gunman used, which had been unmanned and apparently unwatched. Mr. Rowe said he climbed onto the building and lay on the roof so he could see the direct line that the shooter, later identified as Thomas Crooks of Bethel Park, Pa., had to Mr. Trump.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Ronald L, Rowe Jr, Rowe, Thomas Crooks Locations: Butler, Pa, Bethel Park

☆ A SWAT sniper at the Trump shooting said his team wasn't briefed and 'had no communication' with the Secret Service before the attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe local SWAT team assigned to guard former President Donald Trump's rally on July 13 said it had "no communication" with the Secret Service before a gunman tried to assassinate him. In an interview published by ABC on Sunday, Woods and his team members said the first time they communicated with Secret Service agents on the ground was only after the shooting. But The Washington Post reported on Sunday that Secret Service members on Trump's detail complained they never received the warning from the countersnipers in the AGR building. The aftermath of the assassination attempt, which put Trump within inches of losing his life, has been a reckoning for the Secret Service. "The assassination attempt of former President Trump on July 13th is the most significant operational failure of the Secret Service in decades," Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle said on July 22.

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Nearly 100 minutes before former President Donald J. Trump took the stage in Butler, Pa., a local countersniper who was part of the broader security detail let his colleagues know his shift was ending. He exited the second floor of a warehouse that overlooked the campaign rally site, leaving two other countersnipers behind. Outside, the officer noticed a young man with long stringy hair sitting on a picnic table near the warehouse. So at 4:26 p.m., he texted his colleagues about the man, who was outside the fenced area of the Butler Fair Show grounds where Mr. Trump was to appear. He said that the person would have seen him come out with his rifle and “knows you guys are up there.”

Persons: Donald J, Trump, ” Locations: Butler, Pa

☆ Texts from law enforcement show concerns were raised more than 90 minutes before Trump rally shooting, New York Times reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Text messages between law enforcement before the assassination attempt against Donald Trump earlier this month suggest that some officers raised the shooter’s presence at the rally more than 90 minutes before he climbed onto a roof and fired eight rounds at the former president. If you wanna notify SS [Secret Service] snipers to look out. It’s also unclear how the Secret Service designated security that day and who managed the communication between local and federal law enforcement. “We were supposed to get a face-to-face briefing with the Secret Service members whenever they arrived, and that never happened,” Jason Woods, a sniper on the team, told ABC News. CNN has reached out to the Secret Service for comment.

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Gunman Countersnipers Trump NHow the Trump Rally Gunman Had an Edge Over the Countersnipers The Times recreated, in 3-D, the lines of sight for the three countersniper teams and the would-be assassin. Roof view AGR warehouse Gunman positioned behind trees AGR warehouse Gunman positioned behind trees Close-up Gunman positioned behind trees Gunman positioned behind treesThe gunman was largely concealed by two trees and the slope of a warehouse building roof, which he used as his perch. Gunman may have been only partially visible to countersnipers Shaded area hidden by slope of roof View of countersnipers AGR warehouse Gunman may have been only partially visible to countersnipers View of countersnipers Shaded area hidden by slope of roof AGR warehouse Note: Diagram represents a conservative size of the gunman's prone body. Rally crowd Gunman out of view Rally crowd Gunman out of viewFrom this view inside the building, the gunman would have been out of the countersnipers’ lines of sight. Roof view Trump Trump Close-up Trump TrumpAs he crawled up toward the peak of the roof, its slight slope would have concealed him from the Secret Service countersnipers for a majority of the time.

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☆ Secret Service director admits Trump shooting was agency's 'most significant failure' in decades
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"The assassination attempt of former President Trump on July 13th is the most significant operational failure of the Secret Service in decades," Kimberly Cheatle said Monday morning. With an AR-15, he injured Trump's ear, killed attendee Corey Comperatore, and injured two others before a Secret Service countersniper killed him. Cheatle declined to answer substantive questions, citing an "ongoing investigation" from the FBI as well as the Secret Service. Neither the FBI nor the Secret Service have said whether they would make the investigation results public, as the agencies did in the aftermath of the Reagan shooting. AdvertisementThe Secret Service has been criticized for previously denying Trump additional protection at events.

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