Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says

[onandup]

Source: AP

The man who authorities say pointed a rifle with a scope into former President Donald Trump’s golf club and was arrested is Ryan Wesley Routh, three law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.

The officials identified the suspect to the AP but spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation.

Secret Service agents shot at the suspect, who was taken into custody after fleeing the scene of what the FBI is calling an apparent attempted assassination of the Republican presidential nominee. Authorities are working to determine a motive.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-shooting-gunshots-florida-f62f8378d3a8ce7b2e99d6a8fb40aba9

---

The Secret Service spotted a gun pointing out of a bush at the hole ahead of where Trump was playing. If the gun had not been spotted, the suspect would have had a clear shot from 100 yards, per ABC right now.