In the new documentary "In the Crosshairs: The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump," CBS News Pittsburgh explores the questions that remain unanswered about the man who shot at Donald Trump at a Butler, Pennsylvania, campaign event.

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A new documentary by CBS News Pittsburgh, 'In the Crosshairs: The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump,' explores the circumstances surrounding the shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The program highlights ongoing questions about how the shooter, Thomas Crooks, was able to access the event, evade security, and fire multiple shots, resulting in casualties.

The documentary features interviews with survivors and families affected by the incident, many of whom express dissatisfaction with the official response and lack of accountability. Six Secret Service personnel were suspended following the investigation, but victims' families feel this action falls short. The documentary also notes that many details about the shooter and his motives remain unclear, despite extensive media coverage and technological advances.

New documentary explores how shooter accessed Trump event

This Sunday marks one year since the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania CBS News has learned that the Secret Service has suspended six personnel without pay after its investigation into the shooting and When they return they will be on restricted duty. I want to bring in CBS News Pittsburgh reporter Jennifer Barasso She spoke exclusively with some of the shooting survivors in the station's new documentary in the crosshairs the attempted assassination Assassination of Donald Trump. Thanks so much for joining us So this documentary centers around the boots on the ground Reporting that you folks did in the days and weeks surrounding this assassination attempt. Can you describe that for us? Vlad yes, so that day no one expected the unthinkable That this 20 year old was able to climb on top of that roof and fire off eight shots I mean people that day felt anger frustration Panic still asking questions. How could this have happened and in our reporting? I covered nearly 60 stories How was Thomas Crooks able to get in so easily? How was he able to evade police and fire off those shots? Why wasn't the AGR building in the secured perimeter? There are still questions today that haunt the families, you know, I talked to David Dutch Jim Copenhaver They both were shot sitting behind Former President Trump and also the comparator family, you know that Cory comparator. He was shot and killed They still don't have the answers They are not satisfied with what the Secret Service has said or any other federal agency They feel especially the comparator family just hearing the news that you mentioned about the Secret Service personnel What how they were reprimanded they said that's accountability. This is a slap in the face. I talked to Kelly Comparator she said that when she saw that report on CBS News She just thought my brother can't come home and she said this is not accountability She feels much anger. She feels much frustration And they feel like there is more to this story and that they may never know What really happened and what they want? What would justice look like? They just said that accountability. I mean what someone died here two people were critically shot This is a slap in the face Jen, you know It's such an interesting point that you're making because I feel that I know way more about for example Lee Harvey Oswald and his life and his backstory who he was married to I know his wife's name Marina I know he was born in Louisiana in 1939. I I mean given of course, it's been you know More than 50 years since that assassination But I I'm shocked in this day and age of where we have video and the technology that exists Of course that technology didn't exist back in 1963 How is it that we still have all these unanswered questions about this investigation? How is it that we still don't know a lot about this would-be assassin? That's those are great questions and that's exactly what the victims Families and the victims themselves are asking. I mean, so what what do we know about Thomas Crooks? we really don't know what was his motive and Exactly, how was he able to pull this off? You know this that in January he had inquired about a package So there was some planning. I talked to a gentleman who owns the gun store where he walked in just complete blank stare I mean there were reports that he was reportedly depressed And what exactly drew him? He was spotted several times before at the rally before the shooting happened Wow. All right, Jim Barrasso. Thank you very very much looking forward to this documentary Thank you for joining us to talk about it in the crosshairs the attempted assassination of Donald Trump will premiere tonight at 7 30 p.m Eastern Standard Time on CBS News Pittsburgh

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