American media revealed the name of the suspect who was arrested in the shooting incident at a private resort of Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, while the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, said that it appeared to be a “second assassination attempt” near a golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Law enforcement officials said Secret Service agents spotted a gunman in the woods near the golf course and opened fire on him. They said the gunman dropped an AK-47 assault rifle and fled in a vehicle but was captured.
The New York Times and Channel 4 reported that Fox News NBC News, citing law enforcement officials, said the suspect is Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii.
She said New York Times She interviewed Roth in 2023, in which he said he traveled to Ukraine in 2022 to help with the war effort to counter the Russian invasion.
Roth added at the time that he had no military experience and that he had traveled to Ukraine to recruit Afghan soldiers to fight, according to the newspaper.
He noted that he had only visited Washington, DC, once to meet with politicians to bolster support for Ukraine.
The network reported NBC News Three law enforcement sources said Routh was the detainee who was shot by the Secret Service while he was carrying a semi-automatic rifle.
The network added that according to public records, Ross lives in Kawawa, Ohio, and previously lived in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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The Secret Service announced Sunday that its agents opened fire on a person at a Florida golf course belonging to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who was there at the time.
After spotting the gun barrel 1,200 to 1,500 feet (375 to 457 meters) away from Trump while clearing the area of potential threats ahead of his golf tournament, agents engaged the gunman and fired at least four magazines of ammunition at about 1:30 p.m. (1730 GMT), Palm Beach County Sheriff Rick Bradshaw said at a news conference.
The gunman then dropped his rifle, two backpacks and other items and fled in a black Nissan. The police chief said a witness saw the gunman and managed to take photos of his car and the dashboard.
“The Secret Service did exactly what it was supposed to do,” Bradshaw continued.
After the suspect fled, law enforcement officials said they sent out an alert to devices across the state with the vehicle’s data, which led to sheriff’s deputies in neighboring Martin County successfully stopping and arresting the suspect on I-95.
“We have someone in custody right now,” Bradshaw said, but he did not identify the suspect or give details of any possible motive.
Police say suspect arrested after shooting near Trump headquarters
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign says the former president is fine after a shooting near his home in Florida.
Trump’s campaign said earlier that he was fine after a shooting in his vicinity.