WSJ: Gunman Flew Drone Over Site Hours Before Rally

July 20, 2024 Crime, Politics

The New York Post reports:

Donald Trump’s 20-year-old would-be assassin allegedly used a drone to aerially scope out the Pennsylvania fairgrounds ahead of the Republican presidential nominee’s speech as part of his sinister plot last weekend, according to a report.

Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks programmed the drone to fly over the Butler Farm Showgrounds hours before his assassination attempt on the former president, 78, law enforcement officials briefed on the incident said, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Investigators also believe he flew the remotely piloted aircraft around the campaign rally site more than once as he mapped out the course of the attack, further adding to the Secret Service’s stunning failure to protect Trump.

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Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Crooks flew drone over Pa. rally site hours before deadly shooting: report https://t.co/oyiKAYgCBY pic.twitter.com/EywTylJfDk

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