Former US president and Republican party nominee Donald Trump appears to have been targeted by another assassination attempt while playing at his golf course in Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday. Here’s what we know so far.
Former president Donald Trump is safe following what the FBI says “appears to be an attempted assassination” while playing golf, just nine weeks after another attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Local authorities said the US Secret Service agents protecting Trump fired at a man pointing an AK-style rifle with a scope as Trump was playing on one of his Florida golf courses in West Palm Beach.
The Secret Service said its agents were accompanying Trump on the golf course, when one who was securing holes ahead of Trump spotted a gun barrel in some bushes near the property line.
Multiple agents engaged the gunman and fired at least four rounds at him. The gunman then dropped his rifle, two backpacks, a Go Pro camera and other items and fled in a black Nissan car.
Palm Beach County sheriff Ric Bradshaw said a witness managed to take a photo of the suspected gunman’s car and license plate and gave it to authorities.
Later, the reporter called back to the store and a colleague said Adam had gone home because of an emergency.
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