Bodycam footage from a local Pennsylvania officer who tried to get on the roof where a man shot at former President Donald Trump last month was released on Thursday.
In the clip, an officer is seen moving toward a building before another officer tries to hoist him onto the roof. The officer is then seen trying to climb onto the building before he drops down.
Only officers’ hands are seen as he tries to get onto the roof in the video, which does not show Crooks.
“If I’m interrupted, and I move my gun, you are going to have to reassess that whole situation at this point, so yes, you can make a case that those two officers saved the president’s life,” Slupe told the paper.
He then asked, “Can you imagine 10 seconds before that? That the president was looking straight ahead and where that bullet could have potentially landed.”
More than three weeks after the assassination attempt, federal officials have not disclosed Crooks’s motive. So far, few details have emerged about the suspect, and his family has not issued a public statement responding to the incident.
Previous Footage Released
Separate bodycam footage from a responding official was released in connection to the July 13 shooting, which killed a rally attendee and injured two others. In late July, Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) office released rooftop bodycam footage of an officer who responded to the shooting—after Crooks was killed by a Secret Service sniper.It shows an officer with the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit standing next to a dark-suited man, who appears to be a Secret Service agent, according to a press release from Grassley’s office.
In the clip, at least three other law enforcement officials can be seen, although it is not clear exactly how many were present on the roof when the footage was filmed.
On the ground next to them appears to be the body of Crooks. Although the shooter’s body has been partially blurred in the video, a long trail of blood on the roof can be seen.
The Beaver County officer and the purported Secret Service agent can be heard discussing the timeline of events they believe led up to the assassination attempt, including whether the man lying on the ground next to them is the same man seen in a photo sent out by a member of Beaver County’s sniper team.
“So, this is the guy … that the sniper saw,” the agent says.
“Yes, a Beaver County sniper seen [sic] and sent the pictures out, this is him,” the officer replies.
The Secret Service agent then asks whether or not an abandoned bike that was found in the area belonged to the shooter.
“We don’t know,” the officer responds.
The Beaver County officer then shows the agent photos on his phone.
“I don’t know if you got the same ones I did?” the officer asks the agent, referring to the photos.
“I think I did, yeah, he’s [the shooter] got his glasses on,” the agent replies.
That footage shows law enforcement talking about a need to use a drone to secure and inspect a water tower that was onsite, according to his office.
