Was the alleged Trump shooter spotted by law enforcement ‘nearly 30 minutes before shots were fired’?
WPXI, an NBC affiliate in the Pittsburgh/Butler PA area, reports that – according to “multiple law enforcement sources” – “Thomas Crooks was spotted by law enforcement on a roof nearly 30 minutes before shots were fired.”
This sighting was purportedly made at 5:45pm by a member of the eight-person “Beaver County ESU team,” who “called it in and took a picture of the person.”
“[T]he person in that picture is Thomas Crooks,” reports WPXI, again citing unnamed law enforcement sources.
“According to multiple sources, a law enforcement officer had also previously seen Crooks on the ground and called him in as a suspicious person with a picture prior to 5:45 p.m…”
BREAKING: WPXI, an NBC affiliate in the Pittsburgh/Butler PA area, reports that—according to “multiple law enforcement sources”—“Thomas Crooks was spotted by law enforcement on a roof nearly 30 minutes before shots were fired.”
— Decensored News (@decensorednews) July 15, 2024
This sighting was purportedly made at 5:45pm by a… pic.twitter.com/S3DB1lqQBi
Our take: This should be taken with a grain of salt until we get further confirmation. It seems plausible based on the other evidence we’ve seen so far, but something being stated by unnamed law enforcement sources doesn’t automatically mean that it’s true. The Beaver County Sheriff’s Office and WPXI should release the alleged photos and any other relevant evidence.
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