Full Story of Heroic Cop at Butler Rally Emerges: ‘Never Took His Red Dot Off of Crooks’
When a would-be assassin’s bullets began flying at former President Donald Trump’s Butler, Pennsylvania, rally, it didn’t take long before it was the gunman’s turn to take incoming fire.
The fire and ferocity of one law enforcement officer’s response is now being realized as the public learns more details about the July 13 shooting.
The situation first erupted at the rally when a suspicious man climbed on a roof overlooking the rally grounds and opened fire on Trump as the former president spoke. Trump and two rallygoers ultimately survived after being hit in the gunfire, while a third victim, Corey Comperatore, was killed.
Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman, was able to put eight shots downrange before security engaged Crooks and killed him.
