‘F*ck, This Is Close’: New Bodycam Footage Shows Immediate Aftermath Of Trump Assassination Attempt

Bodycam footage released on Thursday shows officers’ actions taken immediately before and seconds after the attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump at a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

The footage is taken from two officers from the Butler Township Police Department who attempted to stop the would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was located on top of the American Glass Research (AGR) building with an AR-15-style weapon, Fox News first reported. The first piece of footage shows the officer with body camera footage being hoisted on top of the roof and then immediately ducking down and sprinting toward his car to grab a more powerful weapon.

“F*ck, this close, bro. Dude he turned around on me,” the officer lifted to the roof said about the shooter.

Crooks reportedly pointed his weapon at the officer before he ducked his head, according to Fox News.

“I pulled my head right in front of him, bro. He’s got a boot bag, he’s got mad s*it, an AR laying down. He’s laying down, he’s got a boot bag next to him,” the officer told the others.

Moments later, the officer demanded to be lifted onto the rooftop, where he approached three other law enforcement members. Officers can be seen standing over Crook’s corpse after counter snipers fatally shot him.

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A second piece of footage shows the officer talking to another state or local law enforcement officer expressing how angry they were that they could not find Crooks. They reportedly discussed how law enforcement were on different radio frequencies, making it difficult to communicate.

“I’m f*cking p*ssed, bro. We couldn’t find him,” another officer said.