Triangle law enforcement react to former President Trump attempted assassination [Video]

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The day after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, the law enforcement community in the Triangle began to react to the Secret Service security response.

The attempt wounded Trump, another bystander, and left another man dead. The shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was shot and killed by Secret Service counter snipers.

“It’s a very stressful thing,” said law enforcement expert Dr. Roy Taylor. “That’s why normally (big events) have a year planning cycle. But being this is a campaign season, the Secret Service doesn’t get a lot of time. They may have a week or two notice that they’re going to have a rally there.”

In his decades of service, Taylor has worked inaugurations, the Republican National Convention, and other high-profile events.

“And we started a year, exactly one year before (RNC Charlotte 2020) and had meetings every single month. Conference calls during the month to make sure that we were getting prepared. Make sure …