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Local Law Enforcement Responsible For Building In Trump Rally Incident

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Local law enforcement had responsibility for the building where Thomas Matthew Crooks fired several shots at former President Trump on Saturday, sources have learned.

The building Crooks fired from was a 'rally point' for one of the local counter sniper teams, according to a federal law enforcement official familiar with the security plans.

The building was a rally point for a counter sniper team.
Local law enforcement had responsibility for the building.
A team was stationed in or near the building.

The source also said that a team was actually stationed in, or near, the building. There were four counter sniper teams at the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, including two from the Secret Service and two from local law enforcement.

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