A person with a rifle could possibly be seen on a rooftop minutes earlier than the taking pictures at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania, a witness informed the BBC.
Witness Gregg mentioned the person climbed to the highest of a constructing outdoors the Butler County occasion Friday night time, armed with a rifle.
He mentioned he identified the shooter to police.
“I used to be pondering to myself ‘Why is Trump nonetheless speaking, why have not they pulled him off the stage’…and the following factor you recognize, 5 pictures had been fired,” he informed the BBC.
The previous president was surrounded by Secret Service brokers and escorted away. Blood might be seen on his ear after the gunshots are heard.
Gregg, who was listening to the rally outdoors the occasion, mentioned he noticed the shooter about 5 minutes into Trump’s speech.
“We seen this man was climbing on the roof of the constructing subsequent to us, 50 ft away,” he mentioned.
“He had a rifle, we may clearly see a rifle.
“We had been pointing at him and the police had been working round on the bottom and we had been saying ‘Hey man, there is a man on the roof with a rifle’… The police did not know what was occurring.”
Officers confirmed the gunman had been killed. Gregg informed the BBC he noticed Secret Service brokers shoot the person.
“They climbed on the roof and pointed their weapons at him to ensure he was useless,” Gregg mentioned.
“He died and that was it – it was over.”
