 Apparently, though, the police and Secret Service lost track of the assailant. But dozens of bystanders saw what he was doing anyway, and they alerted the police, including a police officer who was right in front of the roof where the shooter was perched. Yet for some inconceivable reason, despite all of these warnings, the two counter-sniper teams at the rally, including at least two Secret Service snipers that were looking in the direction of this very rooftop, did not take any action. And the police officer in front of the building, who's visible on recordings of the incident,