by Paul Joseph Watson, Summit News:

Before shots were fired

New police bodycam footage has been released showing a cop being hoisted on to the roof where Thomas Matthew Crooks was preparing to try and kill Donald Trump seconds before he fired the shots.

The video, obtained by Fox News, shows the Butler Township officer’s view as he got the first glimpse of the would be killer.

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The cop immediately dropped back down around 8 feet, injuring his ankle, as Crooks pointed his rifle directly at him.

The officer then sprinted away alerting other officers that there was a gunman on the roof.

The audio was initiated by the officer on the video only when he went to his car to get a weapon.

JUST IN: New bodycam footage shows the moment Thomas Crooks pointed his gun at a police officer who confronted him on the roof.

The officer could be seen falling from the roof before running to grab his rifle. (Audio is off until 1:38 in the footage)

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F*cking this close, bro. Dude, he turned around on me,” the officer is heard saying in the video.

The cop eventually gets back on the roof and tells the snipers “Before you motherf*ckers came up here, I popped my head up there like an idiot by myself, dude,”

“Then he turned around and I f*cking dropped, and I started f*cking… I was calling out, ‘Bro, f*cking on top of the roof.’ F*cking, we’re not on the same frequency?” the exasperated cop is heard saying.

The remarkable footage serves as a reminder that Crooks was surrounded by police who knew he had a gun for several minutes while Trump was on stage speaking.

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