Gunman was a few hundred feet away from Trump, CNN analysis shows

Former
President
Donald
Trump
was
about
400
to
500
feet
(120
to
150
meters)
from
the
suspected
gunman
at
the
time
of
the
shooting
at
his
rally
in
Butler,
Pennsylvania,
according
to
CNN’s
analysis
of
their
geolocated
positions.

Trump
had
been
holding
the
event
at
the
Butler
Farm
Show
Grounds
on
Saturday
afternoon.

The
gunman
fired
multiple
shots
from
an
“elevated
position”
outside
the
rally,
according
to
the
Secret
Service.
Law
enforcement
sources
told
CNN
the
shooter
was
on
a
building
rooftop
just
outside
the
rally
venue.

Trump
was
injured
in
the
shooting,
which
the
FBI
says
was
an
assassination
attempt.
A
gunman
and
at
least
one
audience
member
are
dead,
the
Secret
Service
said.

The
gunman
was
killed
by
Secret
Service
personnel,
according
to
the
agency.

In
a
news
conference,
Kevin
Rojek,
FBI
special
agent
in
charge
of
the
Pittsburgh
office,
said
it
was
“surprising”
the
gunman
was
able
to
fire
multiple
shots
during
the
rally
for
Trump.

“We’re
still
working
through
the
security
apparatus
that
the
Secret
Service
had
in
place,
what
potentially
happened,”
he
said.

“There’s
going
to
be
a
long
investigation
into
exactly
what
took
place
and
how
the
individual
was
able
to
get
access
to
the
location,
what
type
of
weapon
he
had.
All
that
is
really
days,
weeks,
and
months
of
investigation.”

Lt.
Col.
George
Bivens
of
the
Pennsylvania
State
Police
added
that
the
investigation
would
allow
authorities
to
“take
a
look
at
where
any
failures
occurred
and
what
can
be
done
better
in
the
future.”

“In
their
defense,”
Bivens
added,
“it
is
incredibly
difficult
to
have
a
venue
open
to
the
public
and
secure
that
against
any
possible
threat
against
a
very
determined
attacker.”

Footage
of
the
shooting
showed
Secret
Service
agents
rushing
to
protect
Trump
with
their
bodies
and
moving
him
to
the
motorcade
once
it
was
confirmed
the
shooter
had
been
neutralized.

Photos
taken
by
CNN
Security
showed
what
appeared
to
be
the
Secret
Service
counter
snipers
on
rooftops
at
the
rally.

Nico
Mitchell
was
attending
and
captured
video
of
the
Secret
Service
snipers
on
a
roof
behind
the
former
president
as
he
was
speaking.

As
shots
ring
out,
the
crowd
can
be
heard
screaming
and
ducking
to
safety.
Many
can
be
heard
uttering
confusion
as
to
what
was
taking
place.

On
the
phone
with
CNN,
Mitchell
said
he
was
still
shaken
up.
“I
can’t
even
begin
to
describe
what
happened,”
he
said.

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