How many shots? You can help with audio analysis.
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Not all were by the perp, some were from leo firing on him
I was counting seven.
Three at a slower pace, likely the first one of which grazed the President's ear.
Trump was reacting very quickly after what looks to be the first shot, which the sniper had the most time to prepare.
Then four more in rapid succession, spraying and praying, when Trump had dropped below the podium and the gunman shot in a panic knowing he really fucked up.
One-half inch to the right and it would have been a successful head shot, just like Kennedy.
Are there reports of where the seven bullets ended up?
The automatic fire at the end was a response. Not the shooter.
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I'm thinking the seven I heard were from the shooter, with identical echo pattern. Would the Secret Service fire into a crowd of supporters without the shooter in plain sight? I doubt that.
With tens of thousands of cameras there, we'll know more soon.
I count three shots I'm assuming from the shooter. And then five more I'm assuming that was what did shooter got in return.
On some feeds you can hear it better. What confuses the ear is that the actual shot sounds like a tick, followed immediately by the louder echo. This makes it harder to count.
Sounded like five and then three.
I count 8 total
The news just stated nine shots total, and three before Trump was hit.
If that is the case then SS did a piss poor job. They should have had Trump covered before the 4th shot hit him.
1-3 from shooter, rest from snipers return fire.
That is what I thought, Three from shooter, then a pause, then return fire, a couple of a different caliber.
Seeing the straightness of the lines of blood across his face I'm open to the idea of those being bullets that grazed his face. He's going to be sporting some world-class epic scars at the convention!