Police bodycam footage obtained by FOX News Digital, through a records request, shows officers encountering Thomas Matthew Crooks on a roof across from the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Officers can be seen standing over Crooks' body on the roof in the footage released. Officers also seem to be confused about why the roof of the American Glass Research (AGR) building, where Crooks shot from, was unmanned. There also appears to be uncertainty about whether the shooter was neutralized and why the shooter wasn't taken out before he opened fire. The footage captures Crooks toward the end as officers surround his body after counter snipers fatally shot him.
Its the latest crucial piece of publicly available information released that attempts to shed light on exactly what transpired that day and what efforts were put in place to stop Crooks. The security breaches that paved the way for the shooting have been muddied by finger-pointing among the various agencies involved at the local, state and federal levels.
The body camera video has been edited to blur any images of Crooks' deceased body and to mute any profanity.
