Secret Service view of shooter may have been obstructed by trees and slanted roof

As questions swirl over the delayed response to former President Donald Trump’s attempted assassination, new analysis from the Washington Post supposes trees and the sloped barn roof Thomas Matthew Crooks fired from may have obstructed the view of countersnipers.

Using satellite imagery and over 40 photos and videos, the Washington Post developed a 3D model mapping out the shooting site and positions of its key players. Due to the slanted nature of the roof where Crooks made his perch, the outlet concluded that snipers must have experienced an obstructed view of the shooter, only amplified by a thick clump of trees.