FBI: Trump's Shooter Looks More Than An Hour Before Action, Was Photographed By Police

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JAKARTA - Police are said to have observed a man from Pennsylvania trying to kill a candidate for president of the United States (US) from the Republican Party Donald Trump more than an hour before the shooting on July 13.

Officers took photos at that time to share them with other law enforcement officers.

The shooter was identified by law enforcement as suspicious, Kevin Rojek, a special agent in charge at the FBI field office in Pittsburgh.

Rojek said a local officer took a photo of the gunman Thomas Crooks and sent it to other law enforcement officers at the Trump rally campaign site in Pennsylvania that day.

About 30 minutes later, said Rojek, the operator of the kiosk team saw the perpetrator using surveillance and tracking the news site.

Crooks was seen carrying a backpack at around 17.56, less than 20 minutes before the shooting took place. At 18.08 he was caught on camera by a police dashboard walking on the roof where he finally opened fire.

Although the FBI is not the agency responsible for investigating Trump's security weaknesses, FBI personnel have compiled the chronology of the incident.

FBI officials said they had not identified the motive for Crooks, a 20-year-old gunman, who was shot dead by a Secret Service agent after firing a shot.

But they said Crooks had conducted an online search of previous mass shootings, homemade explosives, and attempted murder of Slovak's prime minister in May.

Trump, who is very critical of the FBI, said he was willing to take part in the examination as a victim.

What will be consistent with any victim's interview we do," said Rokek. "We want to get his point of view," he added.

Rokek confirmed Trump was hit by a bullet, either intact or fragmented into small pieces.

FBI officials describe Crooks as a solitary person who has no close friends or acquaintances, with his social circle limited, especially to close family members.