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. 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 on the lookout for a vehicle seen leaving the golf course in palm beach county. Us media have named his as ryan routh, a 58yearold from hawaii. And there are more details emerging about the suspect, including reports that he was deeply involved in efforts to get foreign fighters into ukraine to battle against the russian army. But first here s the palm beach county sheriff explaining how the incident unfolded. At 1:30pm, a call come out shots fired called in by the secret service. Because we re in constant contact w
Shooting into the Golf Course . You when the shots go off, there are going to be people very close to the gunshots calling 911. So theres a lot of information out there i suspect. Yeah, i know. I wonder chief, could you help underscore the complications of already its very difficult and challenging for you his detail, especially after an attempted assassination, but now were talking about on a Golf Course you know, obviously he has his own security there at his international Golf Course there. And that in addition to his own secret Service Detail, but give us an idea about the complications of trying to provide security anticipate any and all things while the former president is playing golf well, i mean, the Secret Service is trained in that area. I mean, we know he was on the Golf Course. I dont think we know yet whether or not the shots were fired from the Golf Course or or not . It could have been outside the Golf Course. We just dont know and as steve said before, you know, one of
Everyone tv on the edge premieres next sunday at nine on cnn so much for joining us. Im Jessica Dean and we begin with breaking news. Former President Donald Trump is safe after a Shooting Incident near the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, florida, the Martin County Sheriffs Office saying they have stopped a vehicle and taken a suspect into custody. We know a gun an Ak47 Style Weapon has been recovered near that scene as well. Now we are standing by for a Press Conference from police and the Secret Service, which we are expecting in the next halfhour. Lets begin though with cnns Kristen Holmes kristen, tell us the latest what youre hearing right now. Right, jessica. So what were told us this afternoon when Donald Trump was on the Golf Course at West Palm Beach, that its Trump International Golf Course. He was inbetween holes when shots were fired we are told by sources that Secret Service fired shots. And as you noted, a person has now been detained. There was a long
Individual because of Drone Footage. Credit for that. But why did he have any access to that distance with that rifle around the president . That has to be asked. That has to be answered. Boxes are excellent questions we need to have answered this is our continuing coverage of todays Breaking News. Everyone hello i i am Arthel Neville alongside eric shawn. We are reporting shots were fired in the vicinity of former President Trump as he was playing golf in West Palm Beach, florida happened around 2 00 p. M. Eastern time. We are expecting to hear from the palm be beach sheriffs offe in the moment to provide an update. Sean hannity has been reporting along with us, this entire hour. Sean was actually invited to play that round of golf with the president this morning but he declined, he just wanted to take the day off as he deserves it. But eric is here, sean is here for go ahead. I happen to go to breakfast with the President S golfing partner, i am friends with them, steve Wit Cough Dev
That had nothing to do with springfield, ohio or haitians, as well. Wow. They gleefully continue to spread the lies in public forums. Thanks for that reporting. It is really important to have this perspective in the real truth of what the spreading rot does to a group of people who are just trying to make it in america. That is our show for this evening. Now, it is time for the last word with lawrence odonnell. Strike that evening. We are going to be joined by one of the democratic miracle workers, Sherrod Brown, who somehow manages to win in a state where no other democrats can win in the state, senator Sherrod Brown Running For Re Election in ohio. Im sure he will have a lot to say about everything that is happening in ohio. Have a great show. There is important new Polling Tonight showing that Kamala Harris has expanded her possibilities of winning the Electoral College and this polling was done before the president ial debate in which Kamala Harris crushed Donald Trump like No One