Gunshots Exchanged: Gunfire Outside Mar-a-Lago as Trump Was Golfing or Leaving Update

Update: 17:50:

• The FBI said Sunday it “is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination” of Donald Trump. The former president is safe after shots were fired at Trump International Golf Club on Sunday.
• A Secret Service agent spotted a rifle barrelsticking out of fence and “engaged” with the suspect, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said at a news conference late Sunday afternoon. The gunman was 300 to 500 yards away from Trump, a Secret Service official said. Law enforcement found an AK-47 style rifle, GoPro and backpacks where the suspect was positioned, Bradshaw said.
• The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said a man taken into custody was “relatively calm” when detained. The suspect has not been named.
• President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are both “relieved to know” that Trump is safe and have been briefed on the situation, according to the White House.

Update:

Officials have confirmed that a Secret Service agent opened fire on an armed suspect while former President Donald Trump was golfing at his golf course near West Palm Beach, Florida.

During the incident, Trump was tackled by Secret Service agents on the fifth hole as shots were fired in his direction.

Police later found a backpack near the Florida golf course containing an AK-47 and a GoPro camera. The suspect fled in a vehicle but was apprehended in a neighboring county.

Update: Citizens app says the FBI is investigating at legitimate attempt on Trump’s life.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe after an incident on Sunday in which two people exchanged gunfire outside his Florida golf club, the New York Post said, citing law enforcement sources.

There is little information on this and we can’t verify any of it.

Trump’s campaign had earlier said he was safe following gunshots in his vicinity but gave no details.

Citizens app says shots were exchanged outside Mar-a-lago as Donald Trump was leaving. We can’t verify at this time.

Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump was injured in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on July 13.

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