What We Know About Second Trump Assassination Attempt

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It comes two months after the former president was targeted by a gunman at a Pennsylvania rally.

The FBI said it is investigating a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course that prompted Secret Service agents to fire shots.

The incident comes just two months after the former president and GOP presidential nominee narrowly survived an attempt on his life at a Pennsylvania rally.

FBI Says Its an Apparent Assassination Attempt

โ€œThe FBI has responded to West Palm Beach Florida and is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump,โ€ the FBI told The Epoch Times Sunday.

The Secret Service and the Palm Beach County Sheriffโ€™s Office are conducting an investigation into the incident.

Jeffrey Veltri, the special agent in charge of the FBIโ€™s Miami field office, told a Sunday conference that the agency wants the publicโ€™s help by providing tips to aid in the investigation.

Veltri also suggested the public should avoid the area around the Trump golf course during their investigation.

Trump Is Unharmed

The Trump campaign, Trump himself, and his running mate JD Vance have confirmed that is unharmed.

โ€œI AM SAFE AND WELL. Nothing will slow me down. I will NEVER SURRENDER!โ€ Trump wrote in an emailed statement.

Vance, a Republican Ohio senator, told reporters that he spoke with Trump on Sunday, saying he is in โ€œgood spirits.โ€

Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) wrote on X that he met with Trump following what the FBI said was an assassination attempt. He included a photo of Trump at Mar-a-Lago, located a few miles from the golf course.

โ€œKelly and I are departing Mar-a-Lago, where we just spent a few hours with President Trump and are thanking God for protecting him todayโ€”once again,โ€ the Louisiana Republican wrote. โ€œNo leader in American history has endured more attacks and remained so strong and resilient. He is unstoppable.โ€

AK-Style Gun Involved

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw told a news conference on Sunday evening that an AK-47-style rifle was involved. Photos of the weapon were displayed during the press conference, showing it resting upright between two black backpacks and a GoPro camera.

In one photo, the rifle is seen sticking through a chain-link fence that officials say was on the outer perimeter of the Trump International Golf Course.

Bradshaw said that the suspect was approximately 400 to 500 yards from the former president and was positioned at the fourth or fifth hole of the course. Trump was one hole away from the suspect, he added, noting that a Secret Service agent was sent ahead of the former president.

That agent spotted the gun barrel and engaged with the suspect, prompting him to flee, the sheriff said.

Reports About Suspect Emerge

Purported law enforcement sources told The Associated Press, Fox News, and multiple other outlets that the suspect was identified in the case.

Marion County William Snyder told reporters that when the suspectโ€”who has not been officially named as of Sunday eveningโ€”was detained, he was calm and asked no questions about why.

The state attorney for Palm Beach County, David Aronberg, told a news conference that the suspect will be charged at the state level but federal charges are also likely.

Prosecutors are working on a warrant and detention applications.

โ€œOur filing of the warrant and charges at the state level does not preclude the federal charges that could be coming,โ€ he said. โ€œBut in the meantime, it looks like the warrants and a pretrial detention motion will happen first.โ€

By Jack Phillips

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