A local law enforcement officer reportedly saw a man carrying a range-finder outside the Donald Trump rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania, thirty minutes before the attack.
The largest U.S. police group, the Fraternal Order of Police, criticized the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) after it failed to "secure an obvious weakness in the security" of Donald Trump's July 13 rally in Pennsylvania.
In the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the Secret Service has pointed fingers at local law enforcement for failing to secure the area adequately.
Jacqueline Marsaw, a former staffer for Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), has been fired after a since-deleted Facebook post appeared to support the assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
The Sacramento City Attorney's Office has reportedly threatened Target locations with public nuisance charges after the store called the police for theft.