The shot was accurate: Bild answered what saved Trump from death

The shot was accurate: Bild answered what saved Trump from death Marjan-Sergey Chupak

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Weapons expert Lars Winkelsdorf is convinced that the first shot at Trump was fairly accurate. The US presidential candidate was lucky only because the wind was probably too strong.

On the evening of July 13, local time, an assassination attempt was made American politician during his speech in Pennsylvania. Striker Thomas Crooks fired three precise shots that could have taken the life of Donald Trump.

Accurate assassination attempt on Trump

Expert Winkelsdorf notes that just a few centimeters decided the fate of the Republican presidential candidate, the former American leader.

Four centimeters to the right from the shooter's point of view and the bullet would have hit Trump's skull. The former president would probably be dead, the analyst said.

According to Lars Winkelsdorf, after the first shot, the attacker realized that Trump was covered by Secret Service agents as a human shield. Then he opened fire across the square, resulting in the death of a person.

The last shot heard on the video, as stated by the expert, was fired by a Secret Service sniper.

With this shot they finally neutralized the attacker. It was probably a shot in the head,” Bild quotes Winkelsdorf.

At the same time, the expert notes that the attacker could have used special ammunition, and apparently caused , the wind is too strong between the shooter and Trump.

The motive for the attack on Trump is still unclear. Law enforcement officers began an investigation into the relevant fact, promising to establish all the details of the case.