Shooter's father called police before Trump assassination attempt

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Published 2024-07-19
A law enforcement source confirmed to CBS News that before the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, the father of the gunman called police, concerned about his son and his whereabouts. CBS News correspondent Charlie De Mar has the latest on the investigation.

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All Comments (21)
  • Who calls the Police on their nice 20 year old son because he hasn’t been home for two or three hours? Something is not right.
  • @notaclam1
    Father calling the police is odd...because his son called off from work.. and wasn't missing.
  • You dont call the police on your 20 year old kid,who isnt home for a few hours,unless you know something
  • @AFloridaSon
    Why? What did he know? How much cleanup did the parents do before the police showed up?
  • @lfinn6125
    There’s a letter. Where’s the perps letter?
  • @jaysonj9327
    Wouldn't there be an audio record of that call? You know as there is for every call in America that's made to police? Why hasn't that audio recording already been released? So that we can hear it. Oh, right, never mind.
  • Senator Hawley has said this morning that the SS knew for 62 minutes before the shooting. 🤦🏻‍♀️
  • @old_dan
    The more information comes out, the more it looks like the local police did an abysmal job at this rally.
  • So..... Another story change. Not sure if it's version 6 or 7............ In six days ..
  • @snowrose101
    I thought the police said that the father called at 11PM?
  • So the browser history says he was looking up the Crumbley shooter and how it affected his parents...and then we learn about this. Interesting.
  • @johnneyland3334
    How do you call the police before a crime is committed..?...Unless you have direct evidence and knowledge that the crime is going to be committed ?? The dad knows more
  • Perhaps his parents are complacent in this, and knew he left home with a gun..
  • There was absolutely nothing in this video that's says the father called police before the assassination attempt. Quit the bogus lies just to get views... Scammers.
  • @ark194
    This has more to do with the police than the secret service