The FBI is investigating what it called an “attempted assassination” of former President Donald Trump after Secret Service agents fired at a man with a weapon on or near Trump’s Florida golf course on Sunday.
A spokesperson for Donald Trump’s campaign says the former president is “safe.” Law enforcement sources told ABC News a suspect is in custody.
A Secret Service source told ABC News a suspect was spotted on the periphery of the golf course with a high powered rifle. Secret Service agents fired and the source dropped the gun and fled.
The source said the suspect got into a vehicle and witnesses reported the license plate number which was tracked by authorities. The person was stopped and taken into custody.
The senior law enforcement source said the suspect appeared to be aiming what they called an “assault-style rifle” weapon before Secret Service fired shots. The suspect’s weapon was recovered, the official said. It was not clear if the suspect was aiming the weapon at Trump.
The shooting occurred near Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida, according to sources familiar with the matter. Trump was at the club at the time.
Shortly after the incident, Trump sent a fundraising email saying that he was safe and well and that no one was hurt.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were briefed on the “security incident at the Trump International Golf Course,” the White House said in a statement Sunday.
Source-ABC
