And welcome to all of our viewers watching here in the u. S. And Around The World. Im Jim Sciutto in washington, cnn, Breaking News continues this hour. The fbi is investigating an apparent Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump two months after the former president was shot got in the ear at a rally in pennsylvania, trump is safe, was not harmed in Sundays Incident at his Golf Club in West Palm Beach, florida . A 58yearold man identified as ryan Wesley Ralph has been detained. Hes pictured there you had weighed in on politics, on Social Media in the past. And at times had criticized Donald Trump, the Palm Beach County Sheriff says the Secret Service fired shots at a man who had a rifle in the bushes along the perimeter of the trump international Golf Club. A source says that trump had been playing golf at the time moving between the fifth and six holes the secret Service Agent that was all the course did a fantastic job, what they do is they have an agent that jumps one whole ahead of
What they found on the suspect. That backpack, the Gopro Camera and nk 47. Ryan Wesley Routh was born in 1966 and according to records he lives in hawaii but previously lived in greensboro, North Carolina. He is in custody in the last few minutes some of the social Media Profiles, facebook page, and his Linkedin Account have been identified. Joining us is Law Enforcement Intelligence correspondent. We are checking in with you as we learn more. We have learned a little more about his background, his criminal record and social Media Profile. Give a composite of what we are learning this man is in the early hours of this investigation. We were told he had a criminal record but we didnt know how extensive it was. According to public records, our research department, he is over 100 criminal charges previously. Most are in North Carolina. The question we are trying to sift through is what was real and made its way to court . What was adjudicated . Was he ever convicted . Did he ever plead gu
Deadline White House starts right now. Hi, everyone. Its 4 00 in New York. Again and again and again, its worth repeating, political violence, regardless of any motive, any method, or any target is antithetical to our democracy, to a healthy and vibrant democracy anywhere on the planet, full stop. Our system of government, our very way of life depends not on bullets, but on our political opinions being carried out and expressed at the Ballot Box and the Ballot Box exclusively. What happened yesterday is no exception to this simple truth. This Body Cam Footage shared exclusively with Nbc News shows the moment where police caught up with ryan Wesley Ruth in connection with what the fbi says appears to be an Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump at his Golf Course in West Palm Beach, florida. This morning, that suspect shackled, but according to reporters, calm and nonchalant appeared in federal court. The Secret Service along with the Palm Beach County Sheriff are expected to update the
He was playing with a contact of his, a friend. It s understood secret service agents opened fire on a suspect, who then fled the scene by car. Donald trump s campaign released a statement in which the former president says: there were gunshots in my vicinity, but before rumours start spiralling out of control, i wanted you to hear this first: i am safe and well. It wasn t long after that we got more comments from him as well, and a fundraising campaign note he sent to his supporters. He says he s never going to slow down, he s never going to slow down, he s never going to slow down, he s never going to give up, and he says his resolve is only stronger after another attempt on my life. Lots of images coming tine us from the scene and what happened afterwards. An image of the moment when security services surrounded the suspect has been released. He was detained in martin county by the sheriff s office on the northbound area of interstate 95, following an alert which told officers to be
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