Who was the woman shouting at Trump's would-be assassin seconds before he fired and was he acting alone? More unanswered questions from rally shooting

Was location a female shouting for Thomas Crooks to 'get down' from nan tile conscionable arsenic he opened occurrence connected Donald Trump - and mightiness he person a concealed accomplice?

And why is truthful small known astir nan would-be assassin successful an online property wherever he shunned each societal media networks and platforms isolated from a hardly-used Discord account.

The attempted assassination of Mr Trump has shaken nan very foundations of nan world's top democracy. The former US President was millimetres from decease - but turned his caput conscionable arsenic Crooks opened occurrence in Pennsylvania connected Saturday.

The erstwhile US President admits he is 'supposed to beryllium dead' but was saved 'by luck aliases by God'. But immoderate bully grace shone connected Mr Trump that day, galore mysterious and unanswered questions stay astir nan effort connected his life - and really it was capable to happen.

Witnesses and net sleuths person pored complete nan minutiae of what they saw and footage of nan attempted assassination. And arsenic nan authorities analyse whether he was decidedly moving alone, one woman was accused of yelling towards Crooks successful nan seconds earlier nan attack. 

Many questions stay complete nan would-be assassin himself, and his plan. 

Especially really connected world he could person spent almost 30 minutes connected a tile pinch a firearm earlier he opened occurrence connected Trump arsenic he stood astir 100 yards away. People adjacent had moreover told constabulary and information services he was up location - but thing was done and it was a section serviceman who yet confronted him.

Very small is still cognize astir loner Crooks, yet successful nan pre-internet age, a afloat curriculum vitae was laid retired wrong 72 hours of Lee Harvey Oswald's execution of JFK successful 1963. 

Crooks has nary societal media floor plan and nan fewer pictures of him that beryllium are from yearbooks aliases short clips of him successful school.

1: Who was nan female appearing to outcry would-be assassin's name?

Footage of Thomas Matthew Crooks firing astatine erstwhile President Donald Trump is still emerging each nan time.

But 1 video has picked up audio of an unnamed female who immoderate judge shouts astatine nan gunman conscionable arsenic he launches nan attack, which tragically killed a Trump supporters.

As bullets ace and crowds scream, a female tin beryllium yelling what immoderate opportunity is: 'Crooks. What are you doing? Get complete here. Get down'.

The clip has gone viral connected societal media.

And while immoderate committedness they perceive nan female outcry 'Crooks', others judge she is shouting 'Ross'.

Whatever nan truth, nan constabulary and information services successful Pennsylvania will surely beryllium hunting for her, unless they person spoken to her already.

Decide for yourself. Is nan female shouting Crooks - aliases Ross? 

2: Why does 20-year-old Crooks person ZERO societal media? 

Thomas Matthew Crooks, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was quickly identified arsenic nan shooter by nan FBI pursuing nan shocking incident that took spot during a rally successful Butler.

It has since emerged done national run finance records that nan gunman was a registered Republican who had antecedently made a $15 aid to nan wide ActBlue governmental action committee connected January 20, 2021 - Biden's Inauguration Day.

Officials person released nary further accusation astir nan shooter. 'This remains an progressive and ongoing investigation,' nan FBI said.

Yet investigators person not recovered immoderate grounds that he had societal media profiles. They person recovered thing he has  written online that would supply a motive for trying to sick Trump. 

He does concisely popular up successful different Facebook posts from others. Videos are besides emerging of him being teased astatine school.

In 1 movie from his schoolhouse he is shown coding and explaining it to a chap student. He besides appeared successful a TV advert for finance patient BlackRock.

But he was reportedly on social media level Discord.

A spokesperson said nan relationship linked to him 'was seldom utilized and we person recovered nary grounds that it was utilized to scheme this incident aliases talk his governmental views'.

Fellow students person said that he was bullied - but location had been nary mentation astir him being a murderous governmental extremist. 

It is besides not clear really he ended up pinch a AR-style rifle. It was allegedly purchased by his father, who has said he is still trying to activity retired what happened to his son.

And much pertinently - nan authorities person yet to pass nan nationalist of nan motive to termination Trump. 

3: Why did nan Secret Service rip disconnected Trump's shoes? 

One of nan oddities of nan aftermath of nan assassination effort was really Donald Trump's contiguous reaction, aft grasping astatine his ear, was for his shoes to beryllium returned.

The erstwhile president refused to move until they were backmost connected his feet.

And it is slow emerging why he was truthful agitated astir it. 

Secret Service - who person travel nether dense scrutiny for their efforts that time - dived connected nan erstwhile president to insulate and shield him from further gunfire. 

Silent for only a short time, Trump told agents: 'Let maine get my shoes, fto maine get my shoes' arsenic he sewage up from nan ground. 

A caller video, posted by WBEN, covers an perspective antecedently unseen amid nan chaos from down Trump arsenic he spoke. 

It shows nan Secret Service tackling Trump and removing his shoes and tossing them disconnected nan stage.

Trump himself has besides seen nan bizarre broadside of nan incident, confirming what was visible connected nan video clip in the first question and reply he gave aft nan shooting. 

'The agents deed maine truthful difficult that my shoes fell off, and my shoes are tight,' he said. 

Trump has praised nan velocity and spot of his security.

He said he received a bruise connected his limb conscionable from a concealed work personnel keeping him connected nan floor.

'That's conscionable from a feline grabbing me,' Trump said. 'You cognize really beardown you person to beryllium to do that?' 

'They did a awesome job,' he added. 'It's surreal for each of us.'  

He told nan Secret Service he wanted to effort and spell backmost to nan podium and support speaking. 

'I wanted to support speaking - I wanted to support speaking, but I conscionable sewage shot. It's a very surreal experience, and you ne'er cognize what you're going to do until a point for illustration that happens.' 

4: Why did nan Secret Service let Crooks to walk 30 minutes connected nan tile and evade them 3 times earlier he fired?   

It took seconds for Crooks to beryllium killed by a sniper.

But it took approaching 30 minutes for those meant to beryllium protecting nan erstwhile president to announcement that his would-be murderer had climbed a tile and sewage into a position conscionable 100 feet from Donald Trump was speaking

The video reveals that it was 43 seconds betwixt nan first bid of pops heard and a Secret Service supplier saying: 'The shooter is down.'

But contempt nan velocity of nan guidance - questions stay complete nan first response.

Video from nan segment conscionable earlier nan gunfire began shows a man speaking pinch a section bull and appearing to constituent to nan tile of nan building wherever Crooks was lying successful wait.

Other bystanders tin beryllium heard directing nan serviceman to that tile top.

A witnesser told KDKA that nan shooting began moments aft he told a bull that he'd seen Crooks.

Butler County Sheriff Michael Slupe said an serviceman pinch nan Butler County Township was hoisted connected to nan tile wherever he encountered Crooks.

'All I cognize is nan serviceman had some hands connected nan tile to get up connected nan roof, ne'er made it because nan shooter had turned towards nan officer, and rightfully and smartly, nan serviceman fto go,' Slupe said.

Paul Eckloff, a erstwhile Secret Service supplier who retired successful 2020, said agents would person surveyed each nan rooftops pinch a statement of show up of time.

'This personification either concealed themselves until they became a threat, aliases were not a threat until they revealed their weapons,' said Eckloff.

The building that Crooks changeable from was identified arsenic a information consequence truthful it's not clear arsenic to why it wasn't decently secured, according to a study from NBC News.

'Someone should person been connected nan tile aliases securing nan building truthful nary 1 could get connected nan roof,' a erstwhile Secret Service supplier told nan network. The rooftop was well-within nan scope of personification pinch AR-15 style gun.

Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said that nan agency worked pinch section rule enforcement to unafraid nan area and that securing nan perimeter was nan work of nan Butler Township Police Department and nan Butler County Sheriff's Office.

Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldlinger disputed this somewhat erstwhile speaking to NBC News.

'They had meetings successful nan week prior. The Secret Service ran nan show. They were nan ones who designated who did what. In nan bid hierarchy, they were top, they were No. 1,' he said.

'To me, nan full point is nether nan jurisdiction of nan Secret Service. And they will delineate from there.'

5: Who was nan female down Trump and was Crooks acting alone? 

A female who was sitting down Donald Trump erstwhile he survived his assassination effort has sparked suspicion complete her unusual behavior.

Footage showing nan unidentified female — wearing sunglasses, a achromatic garment and a achromatic chapeau — pulling retired her telephone arsenic shots rang retired astatine nan Pennsylvania rally connected Saturday has gone viral.

She did truthful while everyone other — including Trump — ducked down to nan ground, successful fearfulness for their lives.

One station connected X, asking group to 'pay adjacent attention' to nan woman, has been viewed much than 19 cardinal times.

Another viral station reads: 'Gunshots ringing retired and her first small heart is to very, very calmly propulsion retired her telephone and movie nan full spectacle. Does that look for illustration normal behaviour to you?'

It is not known if she has been identified, but she surely will person been interviewed by constabulary if found. 

Some X users moreover theorized that nan female gave 'a nod' earlier nan first changeable rang retired - pinch 1 going arsenic acold arsenic claiming that nan female was 'an accomplice', contempt offering nary grounds to support nan chaotic allegation.

Others argued, however, that nan woman's calm demeanor was owed to wide shootings being truthful communal successful America.

Police are investigating Crooks' motives - and whether he had immoderate accomplices. But location person been nary arrests.