RECAP: Donald Trump survives second assassination attempt after FBI exchanges gunfire with suspect
Donald Trump has survived a second alleged assassination attempt after the FBI exchanged fire with a gunman armed with an AK-47 near his Florida golf course.
The alleged gunman, identified in US media as Ryan Wesley Routh, is now in custody.
The FBI said the suspect was in some bushes near the property line of the golf course when Secret Service agents, who were clearing holes ahead of where Trump was playing, spotted a rifle barrel in the bushes.
Agents engaged the gunman and fired at least four rounds of ammunition. The gunman then dropped his rifle, two backpacks and other items and fled in a black Nissan car.
A witness saw the gunman and managed to take photos of his car and licence plate.
Authorities then sent out an alert to statewide agencies with the information on the vehicle, which led to sheriff’s deputies in neighbouring Martin County apprehending the suspect on I-95.
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Suspect identified
The identity of a man in custody after allegedly attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course has been revealed.
Citing two “law enforcement sources”, Fox News is reporting the man arrested by Martin County officials after fleeing the scene was Ryan Wesley Routh.
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