Sniper team was INSIDE building where Trump shooter opened fire from the roof - cops spotted him 26 minutes before his assassination attempt | 15 July 2024 | A team of snipers were inside the building where Donald Trump's would-be assassin from the roof and opened fire after being spotted climbing into his shooting position 26 minutes earlier, bombshell new reports claim. Cops at the scene noticed Crooks, 20, clambering into place in plain sight just 130 yards away from the rally stage and took two photos of him because he was acting suspiciously, sources told WPXI. Meanwhile a counter-sniper team was inside the building that was being used as a "watch post" during the event when Crooks pulled the trigger, The New York Post reported.