Trump Safe After Shots Fired ‘In His Vicinity’ at Florida Golf Club

Law enforcement officials ‘believe an armed individual intended to target Trump,’ according to CNN

Former president Donald Trump is safe after multiple shots were fired “in his vicinity” as he golfed at his club in West Palm Beach, Florida, his campaign said Sunday. Law enforcement officials “believe an armed individual intended to target Trump,” according to CNN.

Secret Service agents fired at the individual, and a rifle was recovered near the course, the network reported. The Secret Service is investigating the incident, which occurred shortly before 2 p.m. At least one person has been detained in connection to the incident.

The White House said in a statement that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had been briefed about the incident and would be “kept regularly updated by their team.”

An initial New York Post report following the incident suggested Trump was not targeted. CNN later contradicted that report, saying that while the armed individual never fired shots, Secret Service agents believed the person was “poised” to do so, “perhaps in the direction of the former president.” They then shot at the individual, who fled, “to prevent this from happening.”

Trump was injured in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on July 13, just months ahead of the highly contested November election. The first shooting of a U.S. president or major party presidential candidate in more than four decades was a glaring security lapse that forced Kimberly Cheatle to resign as Secret Service director under bipartisan congressional pressure. Trump was shot in the right ear and one rallygoer was killed in the gunfire. The gunman, identified as a 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, was shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper.

This is a developing story and will be updated with additional information.