The FBI is treating the shooting at Trump International Golf Club in Florida as an assassination attempt against former US President and Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Federal agents are investigating “what appears to be an assassination attempt on former President Trump,” The FBI confirmed this on Sunday.
The incident occurred shortly before 2 p.m. local time, when a Secret Service agent spotted a rifle barrel protruding from a fence surrounding the compound.
The agent “engaged” Faced with the threat, he fired four to six shots, according to West Palm Beach Sheriff Ric Bradshaw. The suspect fled the scene but was later arrested.
The man arrested is Ryan Wesley Routh, according to three law enforcement sources cited by the outlet. Routh owns a small construction company in Hawaii and had repeatedly criticized Trump on social media.
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