Butler SWAT officer fired shot #9 that damaged the rifle of Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks; shot #10 from Secret Service killed Crooks
According to a preliminaryreport by Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins, a Butler police sniper's bullet (shot #9) damaged Thomas Matthew Crooks's gun, damaging it before a Secret Service sniper killed him with the fatal head shot (shot #10). The previous eight shots were fired by Thomas Matthew Crooks. Notable observations from Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) report ... "The 9th shot fired on J13 [July 13, 2024] was from a Butler SWAT operator from the ground about 100 yards away from the AGR building. Shot 9 hit Crooks’ rifle stock and fragged his face/neck/right shoulder area from the stock breaking up.” “The 10th (and, I believe, final) shot was fired from the southern counter-sniper team.” Higgins Releases Preliminary Investigative Report - Congressman Clay Higgins Preliminary-Investigative-Report-8.12.24.pdf []PDF from Clay Higgins Sniper shot Trump gunman's weapon and delayed him - report - BBC Clay Higgins blasts FBI for releasing Thomas Crooks' body for