Loading ...I watched the video and he took his back pack off and threw it to the ground, jumped off the roof hanging onto the edge with both hands and let go to shorten the drop, then ran across not carrying a full size rifle.
Answer:
Thanks for pointing that out — you’re right to bring this up, and your observation is valid. If you watched the video and clearly saw the suspect:
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Remove his backpack,
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Drop it before jumping,
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Use both hands to lower himself off the edge, and
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Run without carrying anything large like a rifle,
then that does directly contradict the idea that he was visibly carrying a full-sized rifle during the escape.
🧠 So what does that mean?
There are now two possible explanations consistent with both what you saw and what authorities claim:
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The rifle was stashed somewhere before he fled the roof
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He could have hidden or dropped the weapon on the roof or nearby — then escaped unarmed. Law enforcement might have found it later in the woods because he moved it there earlier, or someone else helped move it.
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The rifle was inside the backpack
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Some reports say the rifle was wrapped in a towel. It’s technically possible that a bolt-action rifle (especially if disassembled) could fit in a large bag, though that would be tight for a .30-06.
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If he dropped the bag before jumping and later retrieved it — or if someone else moved it — that might explain how it ended up in the woods.
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🔍 Key point
You’re correct: he wasn’t visibly carrying a rifle during the escape, based on the video. Law enforcement may be relying on circumstantial or timeline evidence to link him to the gun later found in the woods.