A video shared on social media on Saturday shows a live BBC News interview with a witness who says he tried to warn police before the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, and also claims the Secret Service “blew his head off” the shooter.

A shooting occurred at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday evening, leaving Trump with a wound near his right ear. In a live interview with BBC News after the incident, a witness claimed that he and some friends saw the shooter and tried to call the police.

The man claimed that minutes after Trump began his speech, he and some friends “noticed a man crawling military-style on the roof of a building next door.” “He had a rifle,” he told the BBC. “It was clear he had a rifle.” He said the police response was disorganized and did not seem to realise what was going on.

A BBC interview in which a man outside the security perimeter claims to have seen the gunman before the shooting is absolutely astonishing. pic.twitter.com/vJpKZTxSAe

— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) July 13, 2024

“They didn't know what was going on,” he continued. “We were like, 'Hey, I can see him here from the roof! I can see him.'” The man then appeared to ask himself, “Why is Trump still talking? Why don't they get him off the stage?” (Related: A bloodied Trump appears to stand up and yell “fight” after assassination attempt)

The man claimed that security then did nothing for several minutes while the gunman took up his position. “The next moment, five gunshots rang out,” he said.

BUTLER, PA – JULY 13: Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is hurriedly escorted off the stage during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

BUTLER, PA – JULY 13: A crowd reacts during a rally for former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Republican candidate Donald Trump is seen being escorted off stage with what appears to be blood on his face and surrounded by Secret Service agents during a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show Co. in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. Republican candidate Donald Trump was evacuated from the stage at a rally today after what sounded like gunshots rang out at the event in Pennsylvania, according to AFP.
The former US president was about to sing his first song to the crowd when he was surrounded by security guards and hustled off the stage with blood coming from his right ear.
Trump was forced into an SUV and driven away. (Photo: Rebecca Droke/AFP) (Photo: Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump bloodshed at Pennsylvania rally. [Evan Vucci/AP via Getty Images]

BUTLER, PA – JULY 13: Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is hurriedly escorted off the stage during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The man said police and Secret Service officers appeared to be on the other side of the roof where the shooter was crawling, out of their line of sight. BBC News asked the man what happened to the shooter and if he saw anything. (Related: 'Get rid of Trump': Leftists fantasize Biden has 'immunity' to assassinate Trump and Supreme Court justices)

“Yeah, they blew his head off,” the man replied. After the suspect's death, the Secret Service “crawled up on the roof and pointed their guns at him,” and confirmed he was dead. “And that was it.”

His election campaign Confirmed After the incident, Trump said he was “OK.” As he was escorted off stage by Secret Service agents, he was heard yelling “Fight!” at his supporters.