It’s very early in this story, but there was a shooting near Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. It was initially reported as an unrelated incident involving two people exchanging gunfire. The former president, who was golfing at the time, was ushered to safety by the Secret Service.
Now, CNN and the New York Post are reporting that this might have been an assassination attempt. The Secret Service opened fire on a suspicious person on the course after agents thought they saw the barrel of a gun. A rifle and GoPro were found on the scene.
UPDATE: We're calling this an assassination attempt.
The suspect fled in an SUV but was later arrested by local law enforcement (The Associated Press):
U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire after seeing a person with a firearm near Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, while the Republican presidential candidate was golfing Sunday, according to two law enforcement officials. No injuries were reported.
The person fled in an SUV and was later apprehended in a nearby county by local law enforcement, the officials said. The officials were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity about an ongoing investigation.
The incident comes roughly two months after an assassination attempt on Trump’s life at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
NEW: Sheriff shares photo of rifle, GoPro and bags left behind be suspect in attempted Trump assassination pic.twitter.com/cCL1cmCbqS
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 15, 2024
UPDATE II:
SHOOTING AT TRUMP GOLF CLUB | LATEST:
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 15, 2024
- Male in custody and has been ID'ed
- Bomb detection dog cleared vehicle
- Trump en route to Mar-a-Lago
- Press conference upcoming
UPDATE III: Martin County Sheriff Bill Snyder gives an update on the suspect they have in custody.
Martin County Sheriff Bill Snyder says there is a LONE suspect in custody.
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) September 15, 2024
The suspect did not ask why he was being taken into custody.
A search warrant is being obtained for his vehicle. pic.twitter.com/IESgZSPKwp
UPDATE IV: The FBI is calling this an attempted assassination attempt:
BREAKING: Trump was the subject of an 'apparent assassination attempt' at his Florida golf club, FBI says https://t.co/L0gGKpQOHv
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 15, 2024
BREAKING: The FBI released this statement:
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 15, 2024
"The FBI has responded to West Palm Beach Florida and is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump." pic.twitter.com/UfQdZLcFK4
UPDATE IV: Wannabe shooter identified as Ryan Wesley Routh.
🚨BREAKING: The suspect in the second assassination attempt on President Trump is known as Ryan Wesley Routh pic.twitter.com/vjnWROC355
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 15, 2024
Alleged Trump golf course sh**ter Ryan Wesley Routh is a registered Democrat who donated to Joe Biden and ActBlue
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) September 15, 2024
📷 @Rightanglenews pic.twitter.com/008J2OjnHE
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