<p>During the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, a local law enforcement officer reportedly spotted the would-be assassin and reported him to state police 30 minutes before the gunman opened fire on former President Donald Trump.</p>
<p>A law enforcement source, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/officer-reported-man-trump-rally-range-finder-30-mins-before-assassination-attempt-source" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Fox News, said an officer spotted a man acting suspiciously and carrying a range-finder &#8212; a device to measure distance often used by the military.</p>
<p>The officer took a photo of the suspect and reported him to state police before Trump even took the stage, according to the source. Reports indicate that there was a discussion about whether the suspect was carrying a pair of binoculars to have a better view of the rally.</p>
<p>At 6:11 pm, the gunman started firing on Trump. A bullet pierced the former president&#8217;s right ear before Secret Service surrounded him. One Trump supporter, a 50-year-old father of two and volunteer firefighter named Corey Comparatore, was tragically shot in the head and killed. Two others were critically injured.</p>
<p>As highlighted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-eyewitness-says-he-and-others-tried-to-alert-law-enforcement-about-attempted-assassin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a>, video and eyewitness accounts of the time leading up to the assassination attempt show Trump supporters yelling to police about the would-be shooter minutes before he opened fire.</p>
<p>Greg Smith, speaking to the BBC, expressed shock that law enforcement seemed confused and didn’t appear to follow up on those alerts.</p>
<p>“I’m thinking to myself ‘Why is Trump still speaking, why have they not pulled him off the stage,&#8217;” Smith <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4v7v2g5l1o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “The next thing you know, five shots ring out.”</p>
<p>Smith was listening to Trump from just outside the rally and said he saw the shooter “bear-crawl” to the top of a building.</p>
<p>“We noticed the guy bear-crawling up the roof of the building beside us, 50ft away,” he said. “He had a rifle, we could clearly see a rifle.”</p>
<p>“We’re pointing at him, the police are down there running around on the ground, we’re like, ‘Hey man, there’s a guy on the roof with a rifle,&#8217;” Smith recalled. “The police did not know what was going on.”</p>
<p>President Joe Biden has since said an investigation will be conducted into the security failures. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mike-johnson-promises-to-conduct-full-investigation-into-attempted-assassination-of-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he will conduct a full investigation into the assassination attempt.</p>
<p>Despite the glaring failure, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said she would not resign.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-eyewitness-says-he-and-others-tried-to-alert-law-enforcement-about-attempted-assassin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH: Eyewitness Says He And Others Tried To Alert Law Enforcement About Attempted Assassin</a></strong></p>

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