ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - “That is so difficult in an environment like that. I’m not going to second guess that team.”

Chris Ragone is the founder and owner of Executive Security Concepts, and is not here to question the security team on the ground during the assassination in Utah of political activist Charlie Kirk , especially when a young father of two is dead.

But one reason he feels for them is the venue.

It was outside.

“Too many lines of sight. Too much distance. Too much ground to cover,” he said. “With an indoor event you can control the access points that much better.”

Ragone was assigned to guard a person he can’t name for the scheduled Charlie Kirk visit to Virginia Tech in late September.

Private security like his team has to rely on the primary agency for a security plan a

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