Short version
- On Sunday evening, Norwegian time, shots were fired near Donald Trump.
- The FBI says Trump was apparently the target of an assassination attempt at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
- One person was arrested and police found a larger firearm with a scope and a Gopro camera.
- Trump commented on the incident and said that he is fine and in good health.
On Sunday, shots were fired near Donald Trump at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida. The FBI says Trump appeared to have been the target of an assassination attempt.
Police confirmed at a news conference just before 11 p.m. on Sunday that the suspect was in custody.
The Secret Service said they shot the suspect. They are investigating the shooting with the FBI.
according to Fox News and New York Post He is the suspect Ryan Wesley Roth.
Police confirmed they found an AK47 rifle with a scope and a GoPro camera. They showed a photo during a press conference on Sunday evening.
The suspect is said to have been approximately 270 to 460 metres away from Trump when the incident occurred.
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BREAKING: Police stop vehicle with suspect after shooting at Trump Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. image: Martin County Sheriff's Office -
Major emergency: Police cars surround Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach after a shooting on Sunday, Sept. 15. image: Stephanie Mattat / AFP -
The witness took a photo of the suspect.
A witness saw the suspect, who was later arrested, running out of the bushes. The witness then took a photo of the man's vehicle and license plate number, leading to the suspect's arrest, according to CNN, citing the Palm Beach County sheriff.
“A witness came to us and said, ‘I saw the guy come out of the bushes, jump into a black Nissan and I took a picture of the car and the license plate,’” Bradshaw said.
The police were able to ram the vehicle and patrol cars from the Martin County Sheriff's Office were able to stop the suspect on the highway.
The witness later confirmed to police that he was the suspect they had arrested.
The golf course would have had a much higher level of protection if Trump were president. Palm Beach County Sheriff Rick Bradshaw said at the news conference that the Secret Service was “limited in the areas they were able to cover” before Sunday’s shooting.
Trump: – Nothing can stop me.
Donald Trump himself commented on the incident in an email to his supporters:
“There have been shots fired in my immediate vicinity, but before the rumors get out of hand, I want you to hear this first: I am safe and well,” the former president says in the email.
– Nothing can stop me. I will never give up.
Also thanks for the support.
– Unity. Peace. Make America Great Again (…) God Bless You.
Harris: – Relieved that he's safe.
– There have been reports of a shooting near former President Trump's Florida property, and I'm relieved he's okay. Violence has no place in America, Vice President Kamala Harris says on X.
President Joe Biden says the same in a joint statement with Harris.
A police source told the Associated Press that police are investigating whether the shots were aimed at Trump or others.
Sources close to the matter reported that CNN Authorities believe the gunman's target was Trump. The FBI says shortly afterward that Trump was apparently the target of what appears to be an assassination attempt.
In the first letters of New York Post They reported that two people allegedly exchanged gunfire with each other outside the Trump National Golf Course in West Palm Beach.
A person who claims to have escaped
Secret Service agents were with Donald Trump on the golf course when shots were fired from a group of trees.
“Secret Service agents reportedly returned fire in the direction of the shooter and pursued that shooter, and there could have been another exchange of gunfire,” security expert John Miller told CNN immediately after the first reports of the shooting.
The former president lives at Mar-a-Lago estate in nearby Palm Beach.
Palm Beach is a small city with a low crime rate.
Trump's golf course is located in the neighboring city of West Palm Beach. Homicide statistics This is nearly three times the national average in the United States.
He was shot in July.
In July, the presidential candidate was shot in the ear during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
Trump was then evacuated from the area and survived. The incident is being investigated as an assassination attempt.
Donald Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., has commented on today's shooting incident. X:
– Again, boys! writes the son – in an apparent reference to the July assassination.
He also claims a weapon from Sunday's shooting was supposed to be found “in the bushes” next to the golf course.
The US authorities confirmed the discovery of the weapon during a press conference held on Sunday evening, Norwegian time.
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