Shocking cell phone video shows the chaos at Butler Farms after suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, wounding the former president, killing one spectator and critically injuring two more.
Video footage shows spectators crouching and calling for help from authorities after the shooting stopped.
“Someone's down,” a man can be heard yelling, waving his arms. “Hey!”
As the cameras turned to the stage, Trump, surrounded by Secret Service agents, stood again and pumped his fist.
Todd, an Army veteran who filmed the video and asked to be identified only as Todd the Driller, said he initially offered to take his son to the rally but worried the crowd would be too rowdy.
She was relieved when her 9-year-old son declined to attend, but he and her 12-year-old daughter both wanted Trump campaign hats, so she ended up going alone.
Todd arrived early, FaceTimed the kids from the vendor line, they picked out hats, Todd bought them, and then they headed onstage.
The rally started late, but Trump had secured a good vantage point near the north fence by the time he arrived, he said.
He had been taking photos and videos to send to his son, but his phone was in his pocket when the gunfire erupted and he was listening to Trump's remarks.
“I didn't know I was in the line of fire between the shooter and President Trump, but when I heard the crackling noise, I knew what it was,” he said. “It was right behind me, and the bullets were whizzing around about 20 feet to my left.”
Neither a Democrat nor a Conservative, Todd said he is a two-issue voter: He's pro-life, and as an oil driller, he supports lawmakers who support the industry that puts food on the table for families.
Authorities said counter-snipers were able to neutralize the threat before Crooks, 20, killed father-of-two Corey Comperatore, 50, and severely wounded David Duch, 57, and James Copenhaver, 74.
Todd took out his cell phone and took a picture of the president rising to his feet, surrounded by Secret Service agents.
But when he turned around to see what was going on behind him, he was shocked: Secret Service and law enforcement agents inside the secure area had to jump the fence to get out, until a deputy sheriff eventually got through the fence and let them out.
“Bewildered law enforcement agencies were unable to do their jobs because no one had the foresight to unlock the gates, post security and regulate entry,” he said.
Fortunately, Secret Service counter-sniper forces neutralized the suspect on the roof before other agents and law enforcement could reach him.
Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz contributed to this update.