FBI Director testified that Crooks had purchased a 5 foot ladder prior to the rally but it was not found at the scene. His current thoughts were after Crooks played cat and mouse during the 'Suspicious Person' chase was that Crooks shimmied up a electrical conduit then on to the short roof then on to the main roof. Same roof he shot from and same roof he was filmed on by rally attendees that were calling out his position. Next was the 2 local LEO's with 1 being hoisted up and spotting Crooks who turned and pointed his rifle at the LEO who dropped to the ground. Crooks shimmied to the roof's ridge where he likely seen the 2 - 2 man Sniper teams. Then while out of breath, his heart racing and hearing the rally attendees shouting at him from the ground proceeded to take the 8 shots @ Trump from 130 yards away. All the while knowing he was going to be shot back at. Was this Death by Cop? Was he on Dope? IDK.
All ask how could he not get a head shot?? Or why not go for center mass?
Crooks had likely done his homework and knew that Trump has worn a bulletproof vest on the campaign trail since March 2016 after his rallies grew increasingly violent. At one campaign stop in Ohio, Secret Service agents swarmed the candidate as one protester tried to make his way onto the stage where Trump was speaking. Trump told a reporter from New York Magazine: “has added to his discomfort on the stump, leaving him sweaty and spent after events.”
Shooting Man vs Shooting Paper
Whole different mind set here. With all the running around and the encircling pressure coming down on Crooks he was either lucky to be as accurate as he was or better skilled than being given credit for.
The Term Buck Fever
Heard of it? I've had guys hunt my property that could shoot good groups on paper all day. But come Deer season when a nice Buck shows itself and that guy catches a glimpse of those antlers they couldn't hit the side of the barn. I've found many a Deer on the back 120 weeks later that suffered from 'Hail Mary' shots. Or seen Deer go by with a arrow in it's rear quarter.
This picture is from a early spring round up of dead Deer shot by guys that I let hunt who had the Fever