Secret Service Foils Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump

An assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump while he was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach, Florida, has been foiled by the Secret Service on Sunday. 

According to law enforcement officials, Several Secret Service agents fired on a gunman in bushes near the property line of the golf course after he was spotted a few hundred yards from where Trump was playing. 

The suspect left an AK-47-style assault rifle and other items at the scene and fled in a vehicle and was later arrested.

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.

“I would like to thank everyone for your concern and well wishes – It was certainly an interesting day!,” Trump said on social media late on Sunday, thanking Secret Service and police for keeping him safe.

The suspect has been identified by CNN, Fox News and The New York Times as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii, citing unidentified law enforcement officials. 

Source: Reuters