Bullet fired from local police was first to stop Thomas Crooks’ firing

A Pennsylvania law enforcement officer testified that it was a round from one of the local police that stopped Thomas Crooks from firing. Less than six seconds after Crooks fired his rifle, a local law enforcement officer quickly identified where the shots were coming from, and returned fire. The bullet either hit the rifle, or Crooks, stopping him from shooting. A US Secret Service sniper subsequently fired the shots that killed Crooks.

From Fox News:

Soon afterward, when it became clear that a threat was on the roof of the AGR building, an operator with Butler County ESU exited the red barn from behind the stage where Trump was speaking and monitored the AGR building area, Lenz said. He “quickly identified” where the shots were coming from, located the shooter, and fired one round at Crooks with his rifle, “which caused the shooter to recoil and briefly fall out of sight,” the Adams Township officer testified.

“He did this less than six seconds after shots began… at a distance of approximately 110 yards,” Lenz said.

A Secret Service counter sniper then fired the fatal shot that neutralized Crooks on the roof of the AGR building, where he was perched with a direct line of sight to Trump.

The FBI previously told reporters during a press call that the Secret Service counter sniper fired the fatal round that killed Crooks approximately 15.5 seconds after Crooks began shooting. The FBI also noted at that time that the local officer who fired a round at Crooks did not hit him.

“Regarding the round fired by the local officer, we have no forensic evidence indicating that that round either struck our subject or the subject’s rifle,” FBI Pittsburgh Special Agent in Charge Kevin Rojek said in August.

The Task Force on Thursday heard testimony from three local Pennsylvania law enforcement officials, including Lenz, who provided security protection at the July 13 rally; the medical examiner who conducted Crooks’ autopsy; and a retired Secret Service agent.

Additional Reading:

Conklin, A. (2024, September 26). Local officer’s bullet stopped Trump shooter’s gunfire before Secret Service shot, witness testifies. Fox News. Link.

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