FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate shared new information regarding the events leading up to the shooting incident involving Thomas Matthew Crooks and former President Donald Trump.
According to Abbate, at approximately 6:11 p.m., a local police officer was lifted to the roof by another officer and spotted Crooks with a firearm. The officer immediately radioed in that the shooter was armed with 'a long gun.' Within the next 30 seconds, shots were fired.