New police bodycam footage shows police confront Donald Trump’s shooter

Bodycam footage from a police officer that came face-to-face with Donald Trump’s would-be assassin paints a terrifying picture.

New police bodycam video shows police confronting Donald Trump’s would-be assassin seconds before he started shooting.

Matthew Thomas Crooks, 20, opened fire at Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13 injuring the former US president’s ear.

New footage, obtained by Fox News Digital, shows the view of the incident from the eyes of a local police officer who climbed onto the roof of the building the shooter had been hiding on.

The Butler Township police officer can be seen being lifted up by a colleague and as he pushes himself up he takes a peek over the roof ledge of the AGR International building.

The officer quickly drops down to the ground and runs around the building presumably warning other authorities and bystanders nearby.

Police climbing the building where Trump’s shooter hid. Supplied via Butler TWP Police Dept

Seconds later Crooks opened fire at the rally, hitting Trump on the ear and killing one bystander. The gunman was then shot dead within seconds of his first shot.

Audio midway through the footage captures the chaos of the moment.

“He’s got glasses, long hair,” the officer says, describing Crooks’ backpack and the AR-15 rifle he was carrying.

The bodycam footage captures the chaos of the moment. Supplied via Butler TWP Police Dept

Calls asking for an ambulance to the rally’s VIP tent can be heard over the officer’s radio.

The officer carrying the bodycam then asks to go back to the roof, where Crooks is seen lying dead with a pool of blood beside him.

Butler Township Police Lt. Matthew Pearson previously said the officer was unable to draw his gun at Crooks because his hands were pinned to the roof as he tried to raise himself.

A local police officer suffered a sprained ankle in the incident. Supplied via Butler TWP Police Dept

The officer sprained an ankle falling to the ground after Crooks pointed the gun at him.

The ledge he climbed was about 3.7 metres high.

The footage also shows the officer appearing upset that other officers were not communicating on the same radio channels.

“Before you motherf*****s came up here, I popped my head up there like an idiot by myself dude,” he says, “Then he turned around and I f***** dropped and I started f***** I was calling out bro, f***** on top of the roof.”

“F***** we’re not on the same frequency?”

Originally published as New police bodycam footage shows police confront Donald Trump’s shooter