Trump shot again?
On Sunday, September 15, a shooting occurred near Donald Trump's golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA . Multiple shots were fired, according to Reuters sources familiar with the incident.
Stephen Chung, a representative of the campaign staff of the former president, reported that the politician was not injured. "President Trump is safe after being shot nearby. There are no additional details yet," the politician's headquarters said in a statement.
According to the Associated Press, a Secret Service agent fired a gun at the suspect while Trump was playing golf. A sheriff's spokesman said no one was injured in the shooting.
According to The New York Times, two unknown persons opened fire on each other, not on the former president.
The man who fired at Trump's golf club had already been caught, said Donald Trump Jr., the former president's son. "According to local law enforcement agencies, an AK-47 assault rifle was found in the bushes," he wrote on the X social network.
US Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi confirmed on X social network that Trump is safe. He also announced that the Secret Service has launched an investigation into the incident.
According to the Associated Press, the White House said that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were aware of the incident and were " relieved " that Trump was not injured.
Let us remind you that on July 13, Donald Trump was assassinated during the election campaign in Butler ( Pennsylvania ). It turned out that 20-year-old Thomas Crooks shot at the participants of the rally from the roof of the building 120 meters away from the place where the politician was speaking .
One person was killed and several others were injured in the shooting, including Trump himself, who suffered an injury to his right ear. A bullet pierced his ear. Secret service officers destroyed the attacker. An AR-15 semi-automatic rifle was found near Crooks' body.
According to information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the attacker had been preparing for the attack for a long time. For more than a year, he bought weapons and materials to make an explosive device.