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According to a CNN report, Thomas Crooks purchased a five-foot ladder on his way to the rally

and was able to somehow carry this ladder along with his rifle

to a building with a direct line of sight to Trump's podium, a building that was occupied by

heavily armed police. Tonight ABC News has learned that heavily armed local police were stationed inside

that building and missed Thomas Crooks climbing up the outside of the building to the roof.

With rifle in hand, Crooks used this ladder to climb the building and was spotted on the

rooftop 30 minutes before he opened fire. He was photographed by police and reported 25 minutes

before the shooting. He was even confronted while on the roof before the shooting.

The local police officer climbed up the roof and confronted Brooks moments before the shooting.

The officer grabbed hold of the edge of the building, pulled himself up to be able to look.

And according to what he's told me, shooter turned, rifle was pointed at the officer.

The officer defensive move got a duck, fell, lost his grip on the building.

Bystanders began pointing out crooks to police a full two minutes before he opened fire.

Look, they're all pointing.

Yeah, someone's on top of the roof. Look.

Gary is right there. Right there. See him? He's laying down. See him? Yeah, he's laying down.

The defensive sniper detail was looking directly at him a full 40 seconds before he opened fire

and allowed him to fire a few shots before taking him out.

The first shot fired, grazed Trump's right ear as he turned his head towards the shooter.

Had he not turned his head, he would have been murdered on live television.

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