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In a matter of moments, one of the darkest moments in American history unfolded on TV: Former President Donald Trump was rushed off stage by Secret Service, following a possible assassination attempt.
„Secret Service, they are the best in the world. And they are contacted, and they train elite forces all over the world“, said Cory Allen, a former Secret Service Agent who lives in the Bay Area. He served President Barack Obama after he left the White House.
The Secret Service says its agents fatally shot the suspect, who has been identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, after he opened fire from a roof about 150 yards from the stage.
Allen says it is too early to point fingers at where the security lapses were. But he thinks there is a strong likelihood that there may have been a problem in the line of communication.
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„My instinct is there was potentially some kind of misunderstanding or somebody wasn’t sure of what to do with the information or who was to act on it“, Allen said.
