• 8 shots were fired by Crooks from his firing (and dying) position on the AGR rooftop. The position
provided excellent concealment for Crooks from the northern counter-sniper team due to the
foliage/branches of two trees. Crooks’ firing position did NOT offer excellent concealment from the
southern counter-sniper team. However, it should be noted that the would-be assassin perfectly
positioned himself to minimize the threat of counter-fire from the ground or the USSS counter-sniper
teams. Crooks’ firing position was also several feet back from the actual peak of the AGR rooftop. By
choosing this position, Crooks effectively minimized the sky-lined profile of his head and upper body.
• All 8 casings were recovered and are allegedly in proper possession of the FBI. Thomas Matthew
Crooks’ rifle is also allegedly in the proper possession of the FBI. I will need to examine all of the
physical evidence that has been harvested by law enforcement and is in the possession of the FBI. All
of it.
• The 9th shot fired on J13 was from a Butler SWAT operator from the ground about 100 yards away
from the AGR building. Shot 9 hit Crooks’ rifle stock and fragged his face/neck/right shoulder area
from the stock breaking up. The SWAT operator who took this shot was a total badass; when he had
sighted the shooter Crooks as a mostly obscured by foliage moving target on the AGR rooftop, he
immediately left his assigned post and ran towards the threat, running to a clear shot position directly
into the line of fire while Crooks was firing 8 rounds. On his own, this ESU SWAT operator took a
very hard shot, one shot. He stopped Crooks and importantly, I believe the shot damaged the buffer
tube on Crooks’ AR. I won’t be certain of this until I can examine Crooks’ rifle, but I’m 99% sure,
based upon reliable eye-witness ESU tactical officers who observed Crooks’ rifle before the FBI
harvested it as evidence. This means that if his AR buffer tube was damaged, Crooks’ rifle wouldn’t
fire after his 8th shot.
• Crooks “went down” from his firing position when shot 9 was fired, and the SWAT officer was
certain of his hit. According to the ESU SWAT operator, Crooks recovered after just a few seconds,
and “popped back up”.
• The 10th (and, I believe, final) shot was fired from the southern counter-sniper team. I will not be
100% certain of this until further investigation. However, I am quite sure that the USSS southern
counter-sniper team fired the killing shot, which, according to my investigation, entered somewhere
around the left mouth area and exited the right ear area. Instant over. This entry-exit aligns with USSS
southern counter-sniper team position.
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