Radio Transmissions About Trump’s Assassination Attempt Expose Failure

For the next 29 minutes, local police searched for Crooks, a critical lapse of time directly impacted by the lack of open communication with the secret service, according to the Washington Post.

Twenty minutes had passed after Crooks was initially flagged for carrying a rangefinder, which is commonly used in long-range shooting. When he was seen again, walking in the area of the “AGR building” an officer fumbled his location, leading police to search on the wrong side of the building.

Crooks was then able to climb onto the building’s rooftop. At 6:11 PM, he opened fire as Trump was on stage speaking to the crowd.