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Former SWAT Commander Criticizes Secret Service Director's Security Decisions

A secret service agent, July 20, 2022, in New York. Secret Service agents protecting President Joe Biden's granddaughter have opened fire after three people tried to break into an unmarked Secret Serv

A former SWAT commander has expressed disbelief at Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle's explanation for not positioning snipers on a building during a recent rally for former President Trump. Cheatle cited concerns about the sloped roof of the building where Thomas Crooks opened fire, leading to one fatality and three injuries.

The former SWAT commander, Gene Petrino, with 26 years of experience in active shooter incidents, criticized Cheatle's reasoning, stating that there were more suitable locations for snipers to monitor the event in Butler, Pennsylvania. He highlighted that the building's sloped roof should have been identified as a vulnerability in the security plan.

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