.IT WAS A remarkable gap in safety: just how did a sharpshooter install an unprotected rooftop with a straight line of sight to Donald Trump, who was actually standing a mere 150m away? Based upon online video footage, it seems like Mr Trump was actually millimetres from death-- saved through a privileged convert of the crown a split second prior to Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania, fired at him. Burglars got rid of a rally-goer before being actually fatally shot themself.