‘We Live In Danger Times’: Secret Service, Local Officials Speak On Apparent Second Trump Assassination Attempt

Local and federal officials confirmed Sunday during a press briefing that the Secret Service fired upon an allegedly armed suspect in what is being investigated by FBI officials as a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

Trump’s campaign announced Sunday afternoon that the former president was “safe” after shots were fired in his vicinity while he was at the Trump International Golf Course West Palm Beach. The U.S. Secret Service and Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department did not reveal the identity of the suspect, but confirmed that he had been in possession of an AK-47 and other concerning materials. (RELATED: Secret Service, Law Enforcement Investigating After Reports of Gunfire In Trump’s Vicinity)

“Fortunately, we were 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 the vehicle and the tag,’ which was great. So we had that information. Our real time crime center put it out to the license plate readers and we were able to get a hit on that vehicle on I-95, as it was headed into Martin County,” Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw stated.

“Now in the bushes, where this guy was, is an AK-47 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 of,” Bradshaw continued.

Bradshaw confirmed officials had received reports of the incident around 1:30 p.m., noting that Trump had been on the golf course at the time. The local sheriff stated Secret Service agents proceeded ahead of Trump to each hole, which was how the suspect was spotted with “a rifle barrel sticking out of the fence and immediately engaged that individual.”

The local official additionally noted that the former president had been roughly 300 to 500 yards away from the potential shooter.

While authorities have not officially confirmed the shooter’s identity, law enforcement sources told FOX News the gunman’s name is Ryan Wesley Routh.