Have you seen this compelling evidence about the direction of fire of the first shot at Butler? It appears from slow motion video recordings that the first shot skimmed along the back row of the right side bleachers (to the right of Trump from audience view out front) and it was the second shot that grazed Trump and hit the railing.
Here we have the speculation that the first shot came from a very different angle to that of Crooks and was intended to take out the counter snipers
Our government has really changed my perspective on things these last few years and I will leave at that.
But this may help your audio analysis on the First 3 shots. I recently sent you an email and hope at least one of these get to you.
As a Nationally competitive shooter with a shotgun though I started with humble beginnings shooting for food, my shooting skills got noticed at the Air Force Academy, where I made the Naional team without ever even shooting Trap and Skeet. Just naturally gifted and from there I won lots with a shotgun, so that’s a little about me.
As I ran into better and better shooters, I noticed that many would begin their rounds with shooting first 2 shots off target. So of course, I had to ask and was told that a cold gun performed very differently than a recently fired one.
I understand that enclosing a shot in a building will change the report, but as I look at your analysis on the First 3 shots from my eyes, I see the change due to the barrel warming up. Each round is slightly louder and crisper.
You are a shooter too. So imagine the ballistic performance difference of a rifle as it warms up, if competive shooters readily realize this with a shotgun.
Need to considered that the first 3 shots came from 2nd story open window facing the parking lot in front. It’s almost directly behind Crooks. All most looks like there are 2 windows in that location.
And you know what I think? That rounds after the 3rd shoots were made by two shooters and who started shooting at a similar time, which makes the intervals between shots incredibly short, and at the same time I can hear the similarity between the first and third shot in this short series and the second and fourth shot (of course I mean this series of quick shots after the first series of 3 shots
And unfortunately I tried to add some more detail to my initial comment though those seem to be lost.
But my main additional point was by looking at the second shot string of 5 bullets, I see the same change in the audio analysis data. Every shot after the 4th sees a gain in overall amplitude and uniformity as the rifle barrel warms up.
So my conclusion is that the first shot string of 3 is from one rifle, while the second shot string of 5 is from another rifle.
And I think you could easily verify by taking a similar rifle and see how the audio analysis changes from the rifle as the barrel warms up.
Because when I initially heard the shots and ever since that is what I hear 2 shooters with the first 3 to shooter 1 and the next 5 to shooter 2.
Additionally as I am sure you are aware and as I tried to post on YouTube, every shooter of a semi auto has a cadence when addressing a target. Obvious that there are 2 different cadences that are easy to detect by ear. Often there are just slight differences, but in this case, each cadence is very different…first shot string of 3 and second shot string of 5. I also have thoughts on why by both shooters, but that is more of a theory.
But i know for a fact that a gun performs different ballistically as the barrel warms up.
Have we ever seen a person’s head hit by a 300 winmag or 30/30 round? I have not and I’m thinking based on the remains of Crooks he may not have been either.
I’m having a hard time getting over the remains being identifiable visually after the person was shot with that caliber bullet.
Comment number 27 (made by Jennifer Zuniga on July 19th) under previous thread “Crook’s Unbelievable Path To The Roof” has an unedited photo of the deceased shooter’s head. If you’re interested, it would be nice to get your take on the direction from which the kill shot(s) came.
I am again blown away by the false reporting from the news media (the deep state) and the outright lie made by the Director of the FBI. The Director has said no ladder was used by the shooter to access the roof. To bolster this story, a second body cam video from the responding officers was just released, where they ran across the field from the Trump venue to the AGR facility and then accessed the roof - and it doesn’t show the step ladder at the east side of the breezeway that is clear in the initial Sky News helicopter video that was taken immediately after the shooter was “downed”. Everybody must go to this YouTube clip and save to your personal hard drives before it’s removed from the internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZSqZ-L7KtI. The other thing that jumps out from the newly released body cam is the change in the number of agency vehicles that are parked in front of the AGR office building. The helicopter video shows a black SUV (assume this is a federal secret service vehicle) and by magic, by the time the responding officers reach this site of the shooting, this black SUV is gone as well as the step ladder at the breezeway. Wow!
You are far away of the latest info, check this video, it shows that small ladder which has been seen from helicopter of other video I already saw earlier, thats law enforcement ladder they have used to climb into the roof and that big ladder beside the tree was added long after that video from my link
Hello Chris
I love your analysis and I became your fan ! Keep up the good work !!
Not many are talking about reason for second set of shots …
Trump clearly ducks down after the first three shots. Within that pause after first three shots, the secret service rushed to Trump and shielded him OR almost 80% in the process of shielding BEFORE the next 5 shots were fired. Check the video once again if needed before proceeding.
We all know there were 5 more shots, but what is the point of those shots when Trump was not even visible and already shielded ! We also find none of the secret service were hit (luckily) . So are we saying the shooter shoots the second set of 5-6 shots which were faster and louder and were all aimed at Trump but none of them either hit Trump nor any of the pile of secret service on Trump shielding him ?? That is very unlikely.
The story will make more sense if the next 5 shots were directed at Crooks by the counter sniper team which took him down . I highly doubt they will only make one shot towards the shooter at such a critical juncture as many analysis videos portray.
If there was a really a second shooter , he could have shot again when Trump was cheering at the crowd. So the second shooter theory though spicy to hear , does not checkout. My gut feeling is, all other gunshots were aimed at Crooks from all possible snipers to make sure they take him down.
The only reason the second shooter does not shoot at Trump while he was cheering the crowd is possibly as the cover or the Patsy shooter is already down.
I feel Crooks could only make 3 shots.
This makes the 8 shell casings found on top of that roof as planted and really gives away the inside job.
You have sent me a link to the video I’m referring to - the one just released (bodycam of responding officers). Note that in that video you don’t see the larger ladder that was placed on the east side of the breezeway (even though they show two cops standing directly in front of it asking if they can “use the ladder”. That larger ladder was removed in the time span between the overhead flight of the Sky News helicopter and the access to the roof by the responding officers. I would guess that would be in less than five minutes time. Don’t you consider that a bit strange considering the larger ladder would have provided the easiest and most direct access to the shooting scene? They made that larger ladder disappear because it was provided solely for use by the shooter!
Yes - I picked up on that, too. Sounds like the second volley of AR15 shots were made by Crooks - five shots and five shell casings found! Who made the first three shots, including the one that actually hit Trump?
At about 4:50 in that video the officer counts FIVE casings and not the eight that Wray claims was found. Five quick shots aligns with a two-shooter scenario.
If you have the audio recordings of the gun reports (not the supersonic crack of the bullet) and the positions of the microphones, you can determine the positions of each shot that was fired. You should have at least 4 recordings.
Absolutely. If I was prestaging this operation knowing that I had cover from the top/leading powers to be. I would have placed the ladder in that position. Easy access from the parking lot and really nice cover from view by the evergreen trees. Also, since those trees are dense, tight and well supported, I would have also staged the rifle tucked in tightly out of easy view.
Plus forget the drone misinformation crap, Crooks knew where he was going to take position, which just happened to be the closest and most direct line of slight to Trump. Giving also largest head mass shot and well behind the protection of the stage armor. That was obviously INSIDE INFORMATION.
I’m new here and I haven’t read all, but the guys in camo tactical gear are beyond suspicious.
I have yet to see a video or discussion on the dude in front of Trump’s Evac vehicle that was obviously on comms just after Trump enters the vehicle.
And just one of many ressons that the comms were siloed. Also I have a hard time believing the comms issue was accidental, but intentional. Since many After Action reports address this issue. So I won’t buy their argument of incompetence or a breakdown, but intentional.
He has his rifle pointing upward in a neutral position, but then clearly shoulders his rifle even leaning in as he takes aim at my guess obviously Trump. You can see he is called off and lowers his weapon as he slips into the background like a snake.
THAT WAS NO ACCIDENT.
Those same dudes in camo could have easily staged spent casings around Crooks, but I doubt they had the competence to plan that far ahead. Just Chis Wray made up the lie of 8 casings, when that was the most common conclusion on the number of shots fired.
At 12:43 in part 2 of the video from the same officer, he counts out eight casings. That would only make sense if one of the first officers to get there were to plant the first three. I know nothing about guns. Does the AR shoot the same bullets as the officers’ guns?
I was thinking about it thought but later I saw that video from the helicopter shown this long ladder behind the tree and it seems this video has been made far after all all law enforcement teem was recorded on the roof. If we would see anyhow the video showing that longer ladder before they all came through the fencing - that make really sense but I think noone saw that video with the long ladder before but after
trees. Also, since those trees are dense, tight and well supported, I would have also staged the rifle tucked in tightly out of easy view.