WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A suspect is in the Palm Beach County jail after the FBI said former President Donald Trump was the subject of “an apparent assassination attempt” at his golf club near West Palm Beach on Sunday.
NBC News reported the person in custody is Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, citing three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter.
A man with an AK-style rifle pointed the firearm’s muzzle into Trump International Golf Club while the former president was playing a round of golf, prompting the U.S. Secret Service to open fire, according to Sheriff Ric Bradshaw.
“[A Secret Service agent] was able to spot this rifle barrel sticking out of the fence and immediately engage that individual,” Bradshaw said.
The suspect was about 300 yards to 500 yards away from Trump and hiding in shrubbery while the former president played golf on a nearby hole.
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