Officials say shooter's rooftop position had been identified as potential vulnerability

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Published 2024-07-15

Officials say the roof of the building where Thomas Crooks tried to assassinate former President Trump had been identified by the Secret Service as a potential vulnerability in the days before Saturday's campaign event. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas said an independent review of security will be conducted. NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports.

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All Comments (21)

@azimuthbusinesscenter yesterday

hey guys, do you see that rooftop that is probably the only rooftop for a mile...? Yeah let's not put someone from the police up there because why would we???
@amypainter6371 yesterday

no one thought a guy carrying a ladder and huge duffle bag was suspicious.
@sillkthashocker yesterday

RFK finally..
@suzyseaweed9112 yesterday

That boy don’t have sniper eyes.
@scottfeder3503 11 hours ago

Mayorkas is a liar...period.
@vampythevampy1711 yesterday

Keep getting my comments taken down also. But not this one 🤔
@user-yb9jr3dt7y yesterday

Holy s*** how do you get a comment up here without the Gestapo taking it down
@SongMom8 yesterday

My comment was as bland as I could make it, but it still disappeared.
@Nathan-hs8tu yesterday

Crazy 😮
@vampythevampy1711 yesterday

I can’t get a comment to stay either 🤔
@peterinbrat 15 hours ago

Drones with cameras are like $50 on Amazon.. just sayin'
@tyeman3039 yesterday

NBC has promoted this attack!
@user-qq5el7zm7f 4 hours ago

Well duh how ignorant do you have to be to not cover a building
@richardthorp5700 9 hours ago

Where did the ladder come from
@NNShephard yesterday

Just here to remind democrats to tone down the rhetoric
@danpp6175 yesterday

Father doesn't realize his rifle is missing kid is gone nobody thinks twice about it as there are democratic family except for the son and it was the father's rifle
@christianzambrano9637 yesterday

His lying
@SThomson-cr1zr 9 hours ago

Duh. And your point is?
@CareyHopper 20 hours ago

How can you do that when it was a inside job and Avery body can see that
@Sharpefamilylover yesterday

United States if America? No. We are the divided states of America. #keepusaunited