Newly released audio from the 911 calls on the day former President Donald Trump was shot at a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally revealed panic among attendees, CNN reported. One man was shot to death, while another two were wounded in the assassination attempt on Trump.
Trump narrowly missed a kill shot to the head when a gunman opened fire at the Butler Farm Show venue where he was speaking on July 13. Trump was hit in the ear, but others struck by the gunman’s bullet weren’t so lucky.
On Thursday, Jim Acosta spoke to John Miller, the network’s chief law enforcement reporter, about the emergency calls made following the shooting. “Seeing for the first time, or really hearing, is a visceral sense of panic and fear,” Miller explained.
“You hear the caller, but you hear the screaming and yelling in the background and the challenge faced by the 911 operators who were being deluged with calls,” Miller added. He said the operators did their jobs well, but the scene was harrowing for all those involved.
911 Calls
The callers sounded panicked as several people phoned in the shooting, with some reporting injuries. NBC News reported that the calls were released Wednesday following a lawsuit with the network and others after the town initially refused.
The first call came in at 6:12 p.m. from a female caller. “Gunshots at the Trump rally. Gunshots–” the woman told the dispatcher.
“Yep. The police are on the way there,” the dispatcher interrupted. The woman shot back, “Better get over here quick!”
Another male caller reported that he was in “the green section” with an injured party but that they were being evacuated from the venue.  “They just tried to kill President Trump. You may want to make note of that,” the caller said.
Questions Remain
The calls revealed the scene that rallygoers that day experienced thanks to many failures that led to an unthinkable incident. Suspected gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, somehow made it to a roof with a direct sightline of 200 yards to Trump during the outdoor event.
He was able to do so while carrying a rifle despite law enforcement presence, including the Secret Service. The agency’s director, Kimberly Cheatle, resigned from her post 10 days after the shooting amid outcry over the blatant failures that nearly cost the then-presumptive GOP presidential nominee his life.
Besides the release of the 911 tapes, little else has been given to the public about the event. Questions remain, including whether Trump will be able to trust the Secret Service to protect him going forward after two more close calls with would-be assassins.
Unfortunately, the incident left rallygoer Corey Comperatore, 50, dead from a gunshot wound. David Dutch, 57, and Jim Copenhaver, 74, were also wounded but survived their injuries.
The people in Butler were there to see their favorite political candidate speak. Instead, they were treated to a frightening scene of carnage that could have ended Trump’s life if it weren’t for the way he miraculously turned his head away at the perfect moment.
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Author: Christine Favocci
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