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Along with charlie hurt and joe concha. Welcome to the big we can show the big story height second assassination attempt on former president donald trump. The republican presidential candidate says he is safe and well after being targeted while golfing at the trump international golf club in west palm beach this afternoon the suspected gunman s car was pulled over by martin county police he was taken into custody. Also found at the scene the shots were fired were weapons. Hanging on a fence there were two bags of goat pro and a long gone over two months ago the former president survived versus attempt during his rally in butler, pennsylvania. Former presid president has resd to the shooting writing there were gunshots in my vicinity. Before rumor starts spiraling out of control, i wanted you to hear this first. I am safe and well. Nothing will slow me down, i will never surrender. Joining us now is host and former chief of staff to attorney general edward meese and the reagan administr ....
Possessing a semy automatic rifle. The individual s name is ryan wesley routh. Age 58 according to senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter. The suspect is in custody. A short while ago the palm beach county described the scene where they found him. Now in the bushes where this guy was, is an ak47 style rifle, two backpacks which were honed on the fence that had ceramic tile in them and a go pro which he was going the take pictures of. Reporter: they later released these images on what they found on the suspect. That backpack, the go pro camera and an ak47. Wesley routh lives in hawaii but previously lived in greensboro, north carolina. Some of his previous facebooks and linked inaccounts have been identified. We re checking in with you pretty regularly as we learn more about the suspect. We now have learned a little bit more about his background. His criminal record, social media profile. Give us the composite of what we re learning about who this man is in the early hou ....
Ayman mohyeldin. And i am ali velshi. We are continuing our coverage of the reported gunfire and your president donald trump today in florida. We are learning details about what the fbi is now calling an apparent attempted assassination of the former president s golf course in west palm beach. Florida police can now identify the man who shot. The individual s name, ryan wesley routh, born february 18th, 1966, according to three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter. The suspect is in custody. A short while ago, the west palm beach sheriff s office describe the scene where they found him. No, in the bushes where this guy was is an ak47 style rifle with a scope, two backpacks, which were hung on the fence, that had ceramic tile in them, and a gopro, which he was going to take pictures with point it is shortly after the incident, the trump campaign issued a statement saying that donald trump is safe and unharmed. Abc is reporting that he departed maralago shortly after th ....