it's around 5:00 p. m. on Saturday July 13th in Butler Pennsylvania supporters of former president Donald Trump are waiting for him to take the stage they've been trickling in throughout the afternoon 5:06 p.
m. around 1 hour before Trump takes the stage a person who appears to be 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks is caught on camera in a video obtained exclusively by WTAE he is seen pacing around these buildings just outside the security perimeter of the rally he appears unarmed at this time law enforcement sources confirm to ABC news they believe this is the suspected shooter who in a little over an hour will fire at the former president while Crooks apparently Paces outside the rally two teams of counter snipers are about to take their positions here on these two buildings located behind where Trump will take the stage 6:03 p. m.
former president Donald Trump TR takes the stage at a campaign rally 6:05 p. m. Trump stands behind the podium and begins to speaked this is a big crowd this is a big big beautiful crowd rally attendees have been scanned for weapons before entering the event 6:09 p.
m. just 2 minutes before the first gunshots the counter sniper team positioned further south turns to face towards the building where the gunman is located in the next minute we will see them begin to move into position kneeling down grabbing their weapons and pointing them in the direction of the shooter the repu at the same time 6:09 p. m.
Witnesses notice a gunman on the roof of this building located here just outside the security perimeter he is in an elevated position and around 400 ft away from the former president law enforcement sources later tell ABC News the shooter made his way onto the building by pulling himself up using an AC unit 6:10 p. m. 1 minute before the first gunshots a bystander captures what appears to be local law enforcement walking around looking at these two structures local law enforcement would later tell ABC news they had been alerted of suspicious activity in the area and were in the process of looking for a potential suspect you guys are doing 6:10 p.
m. Trump pivots his head slightly to the right and starts describing a chart showing immigration stats one of the counter sniper teams is visible in this witness video These onlookers notice something is off and start running away from where the shooter is located 6:11 p. m.
Trump has been speaking for about 8 minutes took over and look what happened to a supporter captures this footage from outside the rally perimeter moments before gunshots are heard you know that's a the first shot rings out a second and a third shotter hook former president TR ducks behind the podium another round of shots 6:12 p. m.
