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More detail, but I get an error trying to view the original CNN story (may be geoblocked?): https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/local-cop-trump-shooter-rooftop-retreated-b2580106.html
> Law enforcement was dispatched to check out the reports when one of the officers spotted the gunman, who the FBI identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Croooks, on a nearby roof. One officer reportedly hoisted another onto the ledge, which prompted the shooter to turn around and point a gun at him.
> The officer saw the gun pointed at him and dropped off the ledge, fearing he'd be shot.
> That is reportedly when the gunman turned and fired at Trump.
> Law enforcement was dispatched to check out the reports when one of the officers spotted the gunman, who the FBI identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Croooks, on a nearby roof. One officer reportedly hoisted another onto the ledge, which prompted the shooter to turn around and point a gun at him.
> The officer saw the gun pointed at him and dropped off the ledge, fearing he'd be shot.
> That is reportedly when the gunman turned and fired at Trump.