This article was originally published by Cassie B. at Natural News.
Shortly after the failed assassination attempt on former President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, there were a lot of questions about how the gunman managed to get on the roof of what was presumably an event with the highest level of security imaginable. However, as we learn more about what went down that day, it is becoming even more incredulous that this could happen. It now appears that the shooter actually carried a ladder to the building and climbed up it with his rifle without being stopped.
Authorities are piecing together the movements of the 20-year-old shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, in the days and hours leading up to the attack. The day before, he reportedly went to a shooting range he belonged to and practiced firing in what now appears to be practice for the attempted assassination. The rifle range at the club is 200 yards long, which is longer than the shots he took at Trump.
On the morning of the attack, he purchased a five-foot ladder from Home Depot and 50 rounds of ammunition from a gun store before heading about an hour from his home in Bethel Park to the rally in Butler. His Hyundai Sonata was later found parked outside with an improvised explosive device in the trunk that he had wired to a remote control detonator found on his body. Investigators believe that he used the new ladder to scale the building, possibly getting a boost from an air conditioning unit, placing him up on the roof where he took aim at Trump and opened fire.
Immediately after the incident, several rally attendees told the media that they saw the man on the roof and pointed him out to local law enforcement. One officer climbed
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