Would-be Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks rode his bicycle around the former president’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania — and ditched it in full view of cops and a crowd before he climbed on top of a roof and opened fire, law enforcement sources and witnesses confirmed to The Post.
Would-be Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks rode his bicycle around the former president’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania — and ditched it in full view of cops and a crowd before he climbed on top of a roof and opened fire, law enforcement sources and witnesses confirmed to The Post.
Exclusive photos showed the gunman’s bike parked beneath a tree just yards away from the building where he fired up to eight shots, grazing Trump’s ear and killing a hero firefighter and wounding two other supporters.
A witness first noticed the bike at 5:30 p.m. — when Crooks was busy scoping out the perfect spot and more than 40 minutes before he fired gunshots.
It’s the latest damning piece of evidence that Crooks, who was deemed suspicious up to three hours before the shooting, was able to move freely around the supposedly secure area.
Law enforcement sources said that Crooks was identified as “suspicious” an hour before the shooting, and the Secret Service deemed him a “threat” 10 minutes prior to Trump going on stage, but let the GOP nominee take the podium anyway.
