 And then finally the guy takes the shot and snipers kill him instantly. A local police officer went up on the roof, saw him, he pointed the gun at him, and he backed away. What the heck? And that happened minutes before. So Secret Service protocol is if you are aware of a threat or even a suspected threat, you are supposed to hold the president. They actually have a room that they have him in before he goes out on stage, before he goes anywhere. And they are supposed to hold him unless they get clear.