Thomas Crooks was spotted by law enforcement on a roof *26 minutes* before the shooting

BREAKING: Thomas Crooks was spotted by law enforcement on a roof *26 minutes* before the shooting that nearly killed the former president.

According to WPXI-11, someone had noticed a "suspicious man" on the roof at 5:45 pm.

The person took a photo of Crooks.

The sources who spoke with WPXI-11 say "a law enforcement officer had also previously seen Crooks on the ground and called him in as a suspicious person with a picture before 5:45 p.m."

An officer later checked the grounds but didn't find Crooks.

26 minutes after the second picture was taken, the shots were fired from the roof.