'Could it have been avoided?' Local cops detail breakdown in efforts to stop Trump's would-be assassin

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Following a general briefing that morning by a law enforcement official from Butler County, where the rally was being held, Nicol said he and other snipers were assigned to be inside the AGR building and directed to several windows on the second floor with a view of the entry area to the rally grounds and the stage where Trump would speak.
57% : Yeah, absolutely."A second-floor snipers' perchDays before Trump stepped onto the stage at his July 13 rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds, about an hour north of Pittsburgh, the Secret Service began implementing a plan to protect him.
57% : The state trooper then conveyed the information to Secret Service agents also in the command post at approximately 5:44 p.m.As the clock ticked toward Trump taking the stage, Nicol went from window to window on the second floor of the AGR building looking for the kid and wondering what was taking so long for help to arrive.
55% : The Hercules snipers covering Trump from above and behind the stage then turned to face the AGR property to the north.
49% : In this case, that meant dozens of police officers, sheriff's deputies, state troopers, paramedics and others, stationed in various areas emanating outward from the stage where Trump was to speak.
47% : He had it pointed directly at the stage where Trump was about to speak.
39% : One of the AGR buildings was roughly 150 yards from the stage where Trump would later speak, but outside the perimeter established by the Secret Service.
39% : Seconds later, Crooks opened fire, striking Trump in the ear, killing one rally attendee and wounding two others.
32% : Video Ad FeedbackBodycam footage released by Butler Township Police shows response to Trump shooter03:25 - Source: CNNAmid multiple ongoing inquiries into what the former Secret Service director acknowledged was the worst operational failure in decades, agency officials have backed off their earlier criticism of local law enforcement and have accepted full responsibility for not preventing the attack on Trump.

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