JUST IN: Rooftop Where Shooter Fired At Trump Was Identified As Security Threat BEFORE Rally

Today, the Republican National Committee launches its convention in Milwaukee, where they are set to formally nominate former President Donald Trump as the Republican presidential candidate. This comes just two days after Trump, the presidential frontrunner, survived an assassination attempt.

The shooting occurred when a 20-year-old man from a small town in Pennsylvania fired multiple shots at Trump. Authorities are currently investigating the motivations behind the gunman’s actions, as well as how he managed to access a rooftop near the event venue.

The Secret Service, which had previously identified the rooftop as a potential security threat, is now facing backlash. Sources familiar with the agency’s operations disclosed to NBC News that the building, owned by a glass research company, was known to be a security risk.

It sits adjacent to the Butler Farm Show, the outdoor venue where Trump was speaking. In response to the incident, lawmakers are calling for a thorough review of security measures. The Secret Service chief confirmed that the agency would cooperate with an independent security review to prevent such breaches in the future.

A former senior Secret Service agent familiar with the security protocols stated, “Someone should have been on the roof or securing the building so no one could get on the roof.”

Investigators are focused on unraveling how the assailant managed to position himself on a rooftop to take aim at Trump. The Secret Service had teamed up with local police to secure the event, placing sharpshooters on surrounding rooftops to quickly address any threats, as explained by Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.

“There’s an untrue assertion that a member of the former President’s team requested additional security resources & that those were rebuffed,” Guglielmi wrote Sunday. “This is absolutely false. In fact, we added protective resources & technology & capabilities as part of the increased campaign travel tempo.”

Theres an untrue assertion that a member of the former President’s team requested additional security resources & that those were rebuffed. This is absolutely false. In fact, we added protective resources & technology & capabilities as part of the increased campaign travel tempo

— Anthony Guglielmi (@SecretSvcSpox) July 14, 2024

Despite these measures, there were no law enforcement officers on the particular rooftop from which the gunman operated, located outside the main security ring but a mere 148 yards from where Trump was speaking. This distance was well within the firing capabilities of the gunman’s semiautomatic weapon. The oversight of this specific rooftop had been handed over to local authorities, a routine strategy for outdoor rally security.

Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger revealed that his office has an Emergency Services Unit team, which consisted of four sniper teams and four “quick response teams” present at the rally. However, Goldinger emphasized that the Secret Service took the lead on security measures outside the venue.

“They had meetings in the week prior. The Secret Service ran the show. They were the ones who designated who did what,” Goldinger explained. “In the command hierarchy, they were top, they were No. 1. To me, the whole thing is under the jurisdiction of the Secret Service. And they will delineate from there.”

The former senior Secret Service agent emphasized to NBC News that the agency bears ultimate responsibility, even if there are lapses by local law enforcement. Even if local law enforcement “did drop the ball,” it’s still the agency’s responsibility ‘to ensure that they are following through either beforehand or in the moment,'” he stated.

“Just because it is outside of the perimeter, it doesn’t take it out of play for a vulnerability, and you’ve got to mitigate it in some fashion.”

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