Unharmed and at home hours after what the fbi is calling an apparent attempt on his life it is merrill lago resort. Earlier today. Actually, it was at his Golf Course earlier today. Vice president Kamala Harris just responded with a statement saying she is disturbed by the incident, condemning political violence and thinking the Secret Service officers who protected trump. President biden and governor Tim Walz have also issued statements of gratitude for the Secret Service and really for trumps safety. There is one person in custody. This is his picture. Ryan wesley routh, age 58 according to three senior law officials. Ak47 rifle and a scope were recovered from the scene at mar alago. Lets go to West Palm Beach and correspondent kathy park. What is the latest . Reporter outside of the Golf Course this Evening And Security is still very tight, several hours removed from this incident. I can tell you there has not been a lot of activity. Some Law Enforcement Passing by, but we know acco
By a convicted felon, and possession of a weapon with an obliterated serial number. He has an extensive criminal history including possessing a weapon of mass destruction, a machine gun. Just Yesterday Routh was able to get within 500 yards of mr. Trump, armed with a semiautomatic rifle, just two months after the former president was shot in another attempt on his life. All that is raising big questions about the level of security around the former president. Hes not the sitting president. If he was, we would have had the entire Golf Course surrounded. Because hes not, security is limited to the areas the Secret Service deems possible, but the Secret Service did exactly what they should have done. They provided exactly what the protection should have been, and their agent did a fantastic job. Mr. Trump was unharmed after the Secret Service spotted the Rifle Scope hidden in the bushes while trump was on the Golf Course. This was in the perimeter, the bushes on the perimeter, the agent o
Playing golf. This is at one of his Golf Courses near Palm Beach in florida. Its understood what happened was that the fbi, not the fbi, the Secret Service were there at the time, of course the trouble with him at all times, there is a heightened sense of security around Donald Trump at the moment after that previous Assassination Attempt. They were ahead of him on the Golf Course and they spotted a Gun Barrel poking out from the bushes just ahead of where he was playing, that alerted them to where the suspect was, there were gunshots then, when they opened fire on the suspect, he then fled the scene in a car. A Witness Saw the man flee in a Black Nissan which was later pulled over by a sheriff and the suspect arrested. It was incredible that witness had the wherewithal to not only take a photograph of the car, but to note the Registration Number as well and it really helped the police when they were trying to track down the suspect. Four things spiralled Out Of Control as Donald Trump
Call came out, shots fired. That was called by the Secret Service because were in constant contact with them all the time. We were notified and we had units hear that immediately seal off the area fortunately, we are able to locate a witness that came to us and said, hey i saw the guy running out of the bushes he jumped into a Black Nissan and i took a picture of a vehicle and the tank, which was great. So we had that information. Our realtime Crime Center put it out to the License Plate readers and we were able to get a hit on that vehicle on i95 as it was headed at the Martin County we got to hold a Martin County Sheriffs Office first alerted them and they spotted the vehicle and pulled it over and detain the guy after that, we took the victim. Im sorry. Witnessed that witnessed the incident, took flew them up there and he identified as the person that he saw running out of the bushes at jumped into the car now in the bushes were this guy was is ak47 Style Rifle with a scope two back
Service, because in constant contact with them all of the time we were notified of that we had units here that immediately sealed off the area. Fortunately, we were able to locate a witness that came to us is that hey, i saw the guy running out of the bushes, he jumped into a black nissan enter the picture of the vehicle and the tag which was great. So we had that information on Real Time Crime Center printed out to the License Plate readers. And we were able to get a hit on the vehicle, and i95, as it was headed into Martin County. We had a hold of Martin County Sheriffs Office and alerted them, had a spot of the vehicle and they pulled it over and they detained the guy. After that, we took the victim and im sorry the witness, i witnessed the incident, took him up there and he identified as the person that he saw running out of the bushes and jumped into the car. Now in the bushes with this guy was, is an Ak47 Style Rifle with a scope. And to backpacks which were hung in the fence whi