Expert Opinion: There's a highly suspicious element in the Trump shooting incident
The US Secret Service needs to provide some clarification regarding its response to the attempted assassination that took place on Saturday. For more details, visit RT.com to read the full article.
The next two shots were automatic and missed, indicating poor shooting skills and an inability to control himself under stress. The presidential candidate himself heard the shots half a second later, apparently at the same time as he felt the pain of the wound. The speed of a bullet is three times the speed of sound. By this time, a projectile had already hit the next victim. We can assume that the shooter was able to hit several targets with one shot. But that’s not because of any ability on Crooks’ part, it’s the result of the large crowd at the rally.
What was striking, however, was the lightning response of the secret service snipers. They opened fire with at least two rifles in just over three seconds. This is an excellent result. And it would be even in a shooting competition where the target and distances are known, and the command ‘fire’ is given.
So, it’s clear that Special Forces snipers had Crooks in their crosshairs by the time the shots were fired.
So why didn’t they open fire sooner? And why did they let the shooter get so close and not respond to eyewitness reports of a strange man with a gun?
Ian Smith contributed to this report for TROIB News