Texts messages reveal local snipers saw gunman earlier than previously known.
Local SWAT snipers saw Trump rally gunman nearly 2 hours before assassination attempt, text messages showA drone view during the police investigation into gunfire at a campaign rally of Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 14, 2024.A local SWAT sniper noticed the suspected gunman at former President Donald Trump's deadly campaign rally earlier than previously known, according to text messages obtained by ABC News.
Watch: ABC News' exclusive first interview with the local SWAT team on the ground during Trump's assassination attempt airs in its entirety on "Good Morning America" on Monday, July 29, at 7 a.m. ET. Members of the Beaver County, Pennsylvania, SWAT team assigned to help protect former President Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, speak with ABC News’ Aaron Katersky.In their first public comments since the assassination attempt, the Beaver County SWAT team on the ground that day and their supervisors spoke exclusively with ABC News Senior Investigative Correspondent Aaron Katersky.
The Secret Service, whose on-site team was supplemented as usual by local, county and state law-enforcement agencies, was ultimately responsible for security at the event. The Washington Post reported over the weekend that Secret Service agents have complained they were not made aware of the warnings.
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