Donald Trump shooting: Video shot by assassination attempt survivor shows figure moving on roof moments before gunfire

A new video from the Pennsylvania rally, where an assassination attempt was made on former US President Donald Trump, shows a figure moving swiftly across the roof of a building just minutes before shots were fired. It was recorded by James Copenhaver, one of the two rally-goers who were critically injured in the July 13 assassination attempt.

In the video, exclusively obtained by Fox News, the person appears on the roof of the American Glass Research (AGR) building only minutes before shots were fired at the Republican presidential nominee. The figure could be seen moving from one side of the roof to another as Donald Trump was speaking. Towards the end of the video, the figure can be prominently seen on the roof, appearing to take position.

The video was taken at 6.08 pm on July 13. Officials believe that Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, opened fire three minutes later – around 6.11 pm – Fox News reported. A Secret Service sniper quickly shot and killed him, with law enforcement officials later finding eight shell casings near his body.

James Copenhaver, 74, and David ‘Jake’ Dutch, 57, were shot twice by Crooks in his attempt to assassinate Trump. A 50-year-old volunteer firefighter Corey Comperatore was killed. The eight shots that Crooks fired at the former US President narrowly missed his face and grazed his ear.

Both Copenhaver and Dutch were discharged from the hospital in recent weeks.

Even as investigations continue into the assassination attempt, a mystery remains about how Thomas Crooks reached the roof of the AGR building with a weapon.

While testifying before a congressional committee last month, FBI director Christopher Wray said that Thomas Crooks bought a ladder on the day of the shooting, but it appeared he did not use it. Instead, he climbed onto the roof using mechanical equipment on the ground and vertical piping.

Wray also said that the 20-year-old’s AR-style gun had a collapsable stock, which may explain why rally-goers or law enforcement officials didn’t see him with the weapon before the shooting.

Crooks flew a drone over the rally about two hours before Donald Trump took the stage, and bought as many as 50 rounds of ammunition on the day of the attack. Also, he visited the Clairton Sportsmen’s Club to practice shooting the previous day.

The FBI director also said that the 20-year-old googled details about the 1963 assassination of former US President John F Kennedy – popularly known as JFK – in the days before the attack. Crooks searched “how far away” was US Marine veteran Lee Harvey Oswald from Kennedy.

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