Former US president safe after gunshots near his Florida golf club
The Secret Service fired shots at a suspect who was seen with a weapon near former President Donald Trump's golf course near West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, Azernews reports that a senior law enforcement official told ABC News.
A spokesperson for Donald Trump's campaign says the former president is "safe." Law enforcement sources told ABC News a suspect is in custody.
A Secret Service source told ABC News a suspect was spotted on the periphery of the golf course with a high powered rifle. Secret Service agents fired and the source dropped the gun and fled.
The source said the suspect got into a vehicle and witnesses reported the license plate number which was tracked by authorities. Plate number spotted by witnesses and tracked by local authorities. Person was stopped and taken into custody.
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