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Edward Helmore in Butler, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania town aims for normality as police feel heat over Trump shooting

a sign reads 'USA prayers 2024 Trump for peace'
A memorial sign is placed near the site of Trump’s attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania. Photograph: Carlos Osorio/Reuters

Three days after Donald Trump came close to being assassinated by a sniper’s bullet, the town of Butler, Pennsylvania, was attempting to return to normality as questions continue to swirl about security lapses that preceded the shooting.

It is now believed that Thomas Crooks, the 20-year-old suspect, was spotted by law enforcement officials on the roof of a glass research company at 5.45pm, nearly 30 minutes before shots were fired that injured Trump, killed a former fire chief and injured two others in the crowd.

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