(PartiallyPolitics.com) – Following Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, many security experts have questioned why the rooftops that had been used by the shooter were not secured before the rally by law enforcement.
State Department former retired special agent Kevin Maloy argued that securing the rooftops was a “no-brainer” and added that anyone who has a security mindset would look at the situation and wonder what they were doing and why no one had secured the rooftop.
The rooftop was located around 150 years from where Trump was speaking and was used by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crook to shoot his firearm at Trump. Crooks killed one of the event attendees while also injuring two others. One of his shots also pierced the ear of the former President. He was taken out by a U.S. Secret Service sniper.
Since the incident, many Security professionals have questioned why the building which is located in Butler, Pennsylvania had not been secured when it appears obvious that it could pose a security risk.
Maloy pointed out that any elevated platform that is within 130 or 150 yards of the podium should be restricted and guarded. He added that this was a “fundamental” security failure and that this is something that should have been part of the security document where they decided what the requirements are for securing a venue.
Local authorities were first alerted to the presence of a suspicious individual by other rally attendees; however, they had been unable to locate Crooks until he climbed onto the roof and started shooting.
On Sunday, Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi noted that Secret Service agents had first seen the gunman when he was already on the roof. After they located him, a Secret Service Sniper proceeded to neutralize him.
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