Retired sniper Dallas Alexander is a trained assassin. His team recorded the longest kill in history: 2.2 miles. Dallas was part of security teams that protected heads of state overseas. He spoke exclusively to the South Shore on the Trump assassination. His take: the shooter did not act alone.
The interview with South Shore Press News Director Stefan Mychajliw has been edited for length for this print publication. You can watch the full interview on our Facebook page, @TheSouthShorePress, or on our Twitter/X page @TheSSPNewsroom.
Stefan Mychajliw: You are a retired sniper, and your team engaged in the longest-recorded kill ever in history, correct?
Retired Sniper Dallas Alexander: 2.2 miles, yes sir.
SM: What were the circumstances of that, in Iraq many years ago?
DA: That was in Mosul, Iraq. We were fighting against ISIS to try and get them out of Mosul. Our last big stronghold was downtown. And we were helping support the Iraqis.
SM: What is your training in your history when it comes to being a sniper?
DA: I joined the military and did the regular force called the Green Sniper Course. I passed that in 2006. I went to our special operations unit called JTF2. And then I did the special operations sniper course. You're spending everyday shooting rounds, learning to be as precise as you can.
SM: And now let's fast forward to the attempted assassination of President Trump. The assassin was 130 yards away.
DA: My first reaction was that it was wild. It didn't make any sense. I saw an aerial photo of the grounds that they were on. It didn't make any sense whatsoever that you can get that close. I could tell from the picture it was less than 200 yards. And you don't get that close to a president, a former president, or potentially a future president, especially this one, with a gun, in broad daylight. I don't believe it's just incompetence.
I know incompetence. I worked in the government for 16 and a half years. If you took a group of kids that play Fortnite, they would know that that is the first building you need to secure, deny access to, if the target's going to be where Trump was standing.
SM: You were part of the team, longest recorded sniper kill in history. You were 2 .2 miles away. This potential assassin of President Trump was 130 yards away. So as a professional, are you thinking "there is no way possible this young kid got 130 yards away with a rifle from President?”
DA: It doesn't add up. He didn't get that close on his own. I don't believe it's incompetence I don't think that a shooter getting that close is just like an oversight.
SM: Looking now at the layout of the rally location in Pennsylvania, Wouldn’t you say the spot of the shooter is the most vulnerable?
DA: 100%. A child who plays “Call of Duty” would tell you the same thing. It’s so obvious that I can't believe that it's just incompetence that would ignore the most obvious tactical thing.
SM: What is it or what went off on your radar that said this goes way deeper than a lone gunman?
DA: It wouldn’t take that many people involved for him to get there. You just need enough people to ignore that one building for long enough. And again, I'm not saying it's a certain person on the ground or whatever. There's a whole bunch of different scenarios. I just don't think one of those scenarios feasibly is that he did this on his own.