FBI probing incident at Trump's golf course as potential assassination attempt
2024-09-16 08:40:56 source：CGTN
September 16, 2024
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) "is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination" of former U.S. President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the agency said on Sunday, just two months after an attempt on his life at a Pennsylvania rally.
Trump was safe after shots were fired at Trump International Golf Club in South Florida on Sunday. A Secret Service agent, who was ahead of the former president, spotted a rifle barrel sticking out of a fence and "engaged" with the suspect. Trump was moving between holes five and six at his golf course with donor Steve Witkoff when gunshots were heard. The course was immediately locked down.
Martin County Sheriff William D. Snyder said at a press conference later in the day that his agency "flooded" Interstate 95 and closed a large swath of the highway before eventually safely stopping the suspect's vehicle and detaining him.
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