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Former President Donald Trump is safe following gunshots “in his vicinity”, his campaign said, after an incident took place near his Florida golf club on Sunday.<\/p>\n
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 BBC’s US partner CBS News. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
In an email to his supporters, Trump said he was “safe and well”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
“Nothing will slow me down,” he wrote. “I will never surrender!” <\/p>\n
The incident comes almost exactly two months after a gunman attempted to assassinate Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, striking his ear.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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”. <\/p>\n
“They are relieved to know that he is safe. They will be kept regularly updated by their team,” the White House said. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
The BBC has contacted the US Secret Service, the West Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office and Trump campaign for more details.<\/p>\n
Trump was injured while addressing a crowd in Butler, Pennsylvania, on 13 July when a gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired at him with an AR-15\u2013style rifle from the roof of a nearby building.<\/p>\n
The shooting left one audience member dead, while Crooks, 20, was killed at the scene by a Secret Service sniper.<\/p>\n
The Secret Service faced intense scrutiny over how the shooter from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was able to open fire on the former president. <\/p>\n
The director of the agency, Kimberly Cheatle, resigned within two weeks of the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n