Trump "safe," person detained after report of gunshots in his vicinity in Florida, sources say; Secret Service investigating

Trump “safe,” person detained after report of gunshots in his vicinity in Florida, sources say; Secret Service investigating

Former President Donald Trump is safe after gunshots were fired in his vicinity on Sunday, his campaign said in statement. The FBI and U.S. Secret Service are investigating the incident, which the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump.”

“President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity,” Steven Cheung, Trump campaign communications director, said in a brief initial statement. 

Two people familiar with the matter told CBS News that a male with a high-powered rifle was seen near Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, around 2 p.m. The man was pointing the rifle at the golf course, where the former president was at the time.

post on X, Harris said, “I am glad he is safe. Violence has no place in America.”

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican and close ally of the former president, said in a post on X that he had spoken with Trump, who he said “in good spirits and he is more resolved than ever to save our country.”

“He is one of the strongest people I’ve ever known,” Graham added. 

The incident comes two months after an assassination attempt against the former president during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump was grazed in the ear; one attendee at the July 13 rally was killed and two others were wounded.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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Source: cbsnews.com