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Trump shooter likely hid AR-15 behind AC unit, USSS sniper took one shot
Fox News
To climb onto the roof of the AGR building without being spotted, some theorize that Thomas Crooks either hid the rifle near an AC unit or had it tucked away inside his backpack.
Jake Gibson is the Fox News Department of Justice and Federal Law Enforcement Producer.
However, this source said hiding the rifle in his backpack would require a significant amount of disassembling and reassembling the rifle, and that the more likely scenario is that Crooks hid the rifle behind the AC unit.
Fox News has reported that Crooks bought a ladder and ammunition on the morning of the rally. However, federal law enforcement sources say that no ladder was found on site, and the working theory is that Crooks grabbed the rifle, climbed upon the AC unit and then climbed onto the roof.