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Man who pointed rifle into Trump’s golf club identified as Ryan Wesley Routh
Martin County Sheriff's vehicles surround an SUV on the northbound I-95 in Martin County, Florida, on September 15, 2024, after a gunman fled having apparently attempted to assassinate former US president Donald Trump. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
The man who US authorities say pointed a rifle with a scope into former president Donald Trump’s golf club and was arrested is Ryan Wesley Routh, three law enforcement officials tell The Associated Press.
The officials identify the suspect to the AP but speak on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation.
Secret Service agents shot at the suspect, who was taken into custody after fleeing the scene of what the FBI is calling an apparent attempted assassination of the Republican presidential nominee. Authorities are working to determine a motive.
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