Local Officer’s Decisive Shot Stalls Gunman, Paving Way for Secret Service Takedown at Pennsylvania Rally
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A pivotal moment during a July 13 rally in Pennsylvania, where a gunman opened fire, was curtailed by the quick response of a local law enforcement officer. The officer, part of a SWAT team-like Emergency Services Unit, managed to disrupt the shooter, who was later neutralized by a Secret Service countersniper. Thomas Matthew Crooks, the assailant armed with an AR-15-style rifle, ceased his barrage of bullets after a shot fired by the …