BBC on Nostr: Security was tight, so how did Trump gunman slip through? ========== Thomas Matthew ...
Security was tight, so how did Trump gunman slip through?
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Thomas Matthew Crooks accessed the roof of a building near Trump's rally in Pennsylvania and shot at him from 130m away; One crowd member was killed and two others were critically injured; Secret Service relied on local police to secure the area outside the fairgrounds; Local police referred questions to the state police, who said they were not responsible for the area containing the building; Many observers questioned how security plans broke down to allow the gunman unobstructed access to Trump; Secret Service usually relies on local police for help when securing rallies; Secret Service agents usually develop a security plan in advance and share it with local police agencies; The building the gunman was on was outside of the event's official grounds; Secret Service agents likely identified the building as a threat and requested local authorities to station officers nearby, but it didn't happen; The FBI has taken over the role of lead investigator into the incident; Several other investigations by both the House and the Senate are ongoing; Secretary of Homeland Security called it a "failure" of security and said it cannot happen again; The director of the US Secret Service is working with federal and local police to understand what happened and prevent a similar incident in the future.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd167v5lpq2o
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Thomas Matthew Crooks accessed the roof of a building near Trump's rally in Pennsylvania and shot at him from 130m away; One crowd member was killed and two others were critically injured; Secret Service relied on local police to secure the area outside the fairgrounds; Local police referred questions to the state police, who said they were not responsible for the area containing the building; Many observers questioned how security plans broke down to allow the gunman unobstructed access to Trump; Secret Service usually relies on local police for help when securing rallies; Secret Service agents usually develop a security plan in advance and share it with local police agencies; The building the gunman was on was outside of the event's official grounds; Secret Service agents likely identified the building as a threat and requested local authorities to station officers nearby, but it didn't happen; The FBI has taken over the role of lead investigator into the incident; Several other investigations by both the House and the Senate are ongoing; Secretary of Homeland Security called it a "failure" of security and said it cannot happen again; The director of the US Secret Service is working with federal and local police to understand what happened and prevent a similar incident in the future.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd167v5lpq2o