During the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, a local law enforcement officer reportedly spotted the would-be assassin and reported him to state police 30 minutes before the gunman opened fire on former President Donald Trump.
A law enforcement source, according to Fox News, said an officer spotted a man acting suspiciously and carrying a rang-finder — a device to measure distance often used by the military.
The officer took a photo of the suspect and reported him to state police before Trump even took the stage, according to the source. Reports indicate that there was a discussion about whether the suspect was carrying a pair of binoculars to have a better view of the rally.
At 6:11 pm, the gunman started firing on Trump. A bullet pierced the former president’s right ear before Secret Service surrounded him. One Trump supporter, a 50-year-old father of two and…
