Witness says he saw gunman on roof near Trump rally, pointed out shooter to police | 13 July 2024 | A man with a rifle was seen on a rooftop minutes before shots were fired at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania, a witness has told the BBC. Greg Smith said the man had crawled on top of a building just outside the event in Butler County on Friday evening. He said he pointed the gunman out to police. "I'm thinking to myself, 'Why is Trump still speaking, why have they not pulled him off the stage'...the next thing you know, five shots ring out." The former president was immediately swarmed by Secret Service agents and escorted away. He was seen with blood on his face and later said a bullet had pierced his ear. The gunman was shot dead, officials later confirmed. Mr Smith told the BBC he saw Secret Service agents shoot the man...Mr Smith said he tried to alert the authorities for three to four minutes, but thought they probably could not see the gunman because of the slope of the roof. "Why is there not Secret Service on all of these roofs here?" he asked.