After an assassination attempt on Donald Trump on Saturday, a former U.S. Secret Service agent says he is “anxious” about learning what the investigation uncovers.
Trump and two other people were injured. A former fire chief was killed, as was the suspected shooter.
Former U.S. Secret Service agent Mark Lowery says he believes the U.S. Secret Service team did a “wonderful job” covering and evacuating the former U.S. president, but he questions why the shooter’s location on the rooftop of a building wasn’t secured.
Reports from the scene suggest the shooter was about 122 metres from Trump as he spoke at a Pennsylvania rally.
Lowery, who is no longer with the service but previously worked as a special agent in charge, told CTV News Channel that the Secret Service would have been in charge of the overall planning for securing the area at the rally.
He said a counter sniper team would’ve taken into consideration the building where the suspected shooter was found, so a major question that the team will have to answer during the investigation is how someone with a weapon was able to get to it.
“That building is critical threat level even though it’s outside the perimeter,” he said.
Watch the full interview above for more on what Lowery noticed as he watched coverage of Saturday’s events.
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With files from The Associated Press