 And at that point, he swiveled back around and started shooting at the president. According to the Associated Press, a local law enforcement officer climbed to the roof and found Crooks. That's the name of the shooter again. I normally don't mention the names of mass shooters or shooters on the show. This is an exception when you try to kill the president of the United States. A local law enforcement officer climbed to the roof and found Crooks who pointed the rifle at the officer. The officer retreated down the ladder. The gunman quickly fired toward Trump. That's when U.S. Secret Service gunman shot him. So presumably, if not for the cop having distracted the shooter, he might have gotten off a better shot.