Former President of the United States of America, and the Republican candidate of the 2024 US election, Donald Trump, has escaped another assassination attempt on his life, Edum News reports.
There was an assassination attempt on the former President on Sunday afternoon, at his Florida golf course.
The potential suspect identified as Ryan Routh is reportedly in custody as confirmed by the US authorities.
It was gathered that Secret Service agents spotted the barrel of a rifle poking through some bushes and opened fire at him.
A witness reported seeing the suspect emerging from some bushes and jumping into a black Nissan car after the agents had fired at him a number of times.
An AK47-style firearm and scope, along with two backpacks and a GoPro camera, were later found at the scene.
Rafael Barros from the Secret Service Miami Field Office, stated, “We got a hold of Martin County Sheriff’s Office, alerted them, and they spotted the vehicle and pulled it over and detained the guy,” said Sheriff Ric Bradshaw of Palm Beach County.
“After that, we took the witness that witnessed the incident, flew him up there and he identified as the person that he saw running out of the bushes, that jumped into the car.
“It is unclear whether or not the gunman fired at either the former president or the agents.
“We are not sure right now if the individual was able to take a shot at our agents, but for sure our agents were able to engage with the suspect”.
Written by Hope James
