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US Election: Gunshot Fired In Donald Trump’s Vicinity
Following gunshots “in his vicinity” near his Florida golf club, former President of the United States (US), Donald Trump’s campaign council has said the Republican presidential candidate is safe.
The Secret Service agents saw a man pointing a rifle at the golf course where Trump was apparently located at the time, law enforcement sources told the News Agency.
Agents fired multiple times at the suspect, who tried to run away, the sources said, adding that a suspect is now in custody and a weapon has been recovered.
In an email to his supporters, Trump said he was “safe and well”.
Nothing will slow me down,” he wrote. “I will never surrender!”
The incident comes almost exactly two months after a gunman attempted to assassinate Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, striking his ear.
The Secret Service confirmed in a post on X that they were investigating a “protective incident” involving Trump that took place shortly before 14:00 EST (19:00 BST) on Sunday.
The White House said President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris had been briefed about the incident that they said took place at the Trump International Golf Course, “where former President Trump was golfing”.
“They are relieved to know that he is safe. They will be kept regularly updated by their team,” the White House said.
Harris posted on X that she had been briefed on the matter and was glad Trump was unharmed. “Violence has no place in America,” she wrote.
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