Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., released his official 13-page preliminary findings from his office's investigation into the attempted assassination of Former President Trump.
Trump survived the July 13 assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where suspected gunman Thomas Mathew Crooks, 20, opened fire, killing one bystander and wounding several others, including Trump, who suffered injuries to his ear.
Shortly after the incident, Johnson's office began reaching out to federal, state and local government entities, as well as private businesses, to request information about security lapses at the rally, the senator's office said. The preliminary findings are based on initial information Johnson's office obtained after the shooting.
The senator's office said it is sharing this information with the public to be transparent.
TRUMP SHOOTING: TIMELINE OF ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW GUNOWER EVADED SECURITY
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is quickly escorted off the stage during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Preliminary findings determined that the Secret Service did not attend a security briefing given to local SWAT and sniper teams on the morning of July 13, that local police said communications were isolated and that they were not in frequent radio contact directly with the Secret Service, that local police notified command about Crooks prior to the shooting and received confirmation that the Secret Service was aware of the notification, and that the Secret Service was seen on the roof of the American Glass Research (AGR) building with local police following the shooting.
The investigation also found that photos of the shooter were sent to the ATF for facial recognition and that local police said the Secret Service did not initially plan to send snipers to the rally.
Johnson's office also provided a timeline of events on July 13:
9 a.m. — Butler County Emergency Services held a briefing for local SWAT and sniper units from Butler County, Beaver County and Washington County providing security for the Trump rally. The briefing outlined the security perimeter for the event and each local unit’s areas of responsibility, as well as staging locations, including sniper locations, for each local unit and the Secret Service.
Those attending the briefing said that no members of the Secret Service or any other federal law enforcement agency were present at the meeting and that the Secret Service had initially not planned to provide sniper units before changing plans for unclear reasons. It is unclear why the Secret Service did not attend the briefing.
9:27 a.m. — Crooks enters a Home Depot store in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. A video from the store reportedly shows him entering alone.
9:41 am — Crooks purchases a 5.5-foot aluminum double platform ladder.
9:42 a.m. — Crooks leaves Home Depot. Footage from the parking lot appears to show him leaving in a vehicle, though the make and model of the vehicle could not be identified from the footage.
10:30 am — Two local police snipers are in position on the second floor inside the AGR building.
5:10 pm — Crooks is first seen by a sniper (AGR Sniper 1) in the AGR building.
5:14 pm — AGR Sniper 1 takes photographs of Crooks.
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A sniper took photos of suspected gunman Thomas Mathew Crooks on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Office of Senator Ron Johnson)
5:28 p.m. — AGR Sniper 1 takes a photo of a bicycle and what appear to be two bags near the AGR building, though it is unclear what happened to the bike and bags after the day of the shooting.
5:32 pm — AGR 1 Sniper observes Crooks looking at his phone and using a rangefinder.
5:38 pm — AGR Sniper 1 sends a message to the “Sniper Group” about Crooks.
5:40 pm — AGR Sniper 1 is ordered to “call command” on Crooks.
5:41 pm — AGR Sniper 1 calls command and gives a description of Crooks and the rangefinder, saying that Crooks was “loitering.” [the] AGR Building.”
5:49 p.m. — Photographs of Crooks were sent to the Butler County Emergency Services Command.
5:55 pm — Butler County Emergency Services confirms that the photos have been received.
5:59 p.m. — Butler County Emergency Services asks which direction Crooks is moving. The AGR 1 sniper is initially unsure which direction Crooks is moving.
6:05 pm — AGR 1 sniper then says Crooks has a backpack and is moving northeast “in the direction of Sheetz.”
A sniper took a photograph of a bicycle and what appeared to be two bags located near the American Glass Research building on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Office of Senator Ron Johnson)
6:06 pm to 6:12 pm — AGR Sniper 1 moves to the ground floor of the building to meet with local police patrol to notify them of Crooks’ presence.
At approximately 6:11 p.m.: Crooks begins to open fire and the Secret Service returns fire, killing Crooks.
6:23 p.m. — Beaver County SWAT officers climb onto the roof where Crooks was and confirm he is dead. Local police from another county and at least one Secret Service agent also climbed onto the roof.
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6:46 pm — Crooks is frisked when police find a transmitting device, Crooks' phone and rangefinder in his pockets.
7:45 p.m. to 7:46 p.m. — As requested by the Allegheny Bomb Squad, local police sent photographs of Crooks and the items to an ATF agent. The ATF is reportedly using the photographs of Crooks to perform facial recognition.
