A Secret Service agent opened fire on a suspected person with a weapon while Donald Trump was golfing at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, sources told The Associated Press.
Former President Donald Trump is safe after a man with an AK-style rifle reportedly pushed the firearm's muzzle through the perimeter of Trump's West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course Sunday while the former president was golfing, according to The Associated Press. U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire after seeing the muzzle of the rifle push through a fence line, The AP reports.
Sources told The Associated Press that a Secret Service agent opened fire on a suspected person with a weapon while Trump was golfing. The person fled in an SUV and was later apprehended in a nearby county by local law enforcement. The Martin County Sheriff's Office said it stopped a vehicle and took a suspect into custody following an alert from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
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