You would think. Maybe they are trying to save face. That an inexperienced 20-year-old on an 1800-dollar budget was able to outwit the Secret service. The Secret Service with their 11,000 employees and 3.1-billion-dollar budget. The Sheriff (Willian Snyder) who apprehended the shooter said the shooter would still be out there without the help of the bystander. He saw him, pulled out his phone and got pictures of the shooter, the car and the license plate. Then he notified the authorities. I saw a report where the shooter was in that exact spot for 12 hours.