Yeah this article just says a cop climbed a ladder, could be a different one. Another said Crooks bought a 5' ladder and that's definitely taller than 5'.
A local law enforcement officer climbed to the roof and found Crooks, who pointed the rifle at the officer. The officer then retreated down the ladder, and the gunman quickly fired toward Trump, the officials said. That’s when U.S. Secret Service gunmen shot him, the officials said.
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Someone in X is saying CNN is reporting he was seen carrying a 12ft ladder, but I can’t find their report yet.
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23 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 17 Jul
Assuming the officer ever got to the roof (ie the unverifiable "we almost stopped him"), I've heard both the officer was on a ladder and that he was standing on the shoulders of another officer. IIRC over the last few days they pivoted from (or learned through investigation) the officer was on shoulders of another officer not on a ladder.
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