Trump safe after apparent assassination attempt, person in custody

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Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Sunday in Florida, the FBI said, with the Republican presidential candidate's campaign and law enforcement reporting he was safe and unharmed.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe after what the FBI said appeared

00:07to be an assassination attempt on Sunday while he was golfing on his course in West Palm

00:11Beach, Florida.

00:13Law enforcement officials said that the gunman was in some bushes near the property line

00:17of the golf course when Secret Service agents, who were clearing holes ahead of where Trump

00:23was playing, spotted a rifle barrel in the bushes.

00:26Police engaged the gunman and fired at least four rounds of ammunition around 1.30 p.m.

00:33The gunman then dropped his rifle, two backpacks and other items, and fled in a black Nissan

00:39car.

00:40A witness saw the gunman and managed to take photos of his car and license plate.

00:45Palm Beach County Sheriff Rick Bradshaw said the gunman was spotted about 400 to 500 yards

00:53from where Trump was playing.

00:55We have somebody in custody right now that is a potential suspect.

00:59We got a little bit more work to do on it, but as we usually do, as soon as we decide

01:04that we're going to book him into the county jail and the charges that he's going to be

01:08booked into, we'll get those to you and we'll get a picture of him and we'll get you his

01:12background.

01:14Former President Donald Trump is safe and unharmed following a protective incident shortly

01:20before 2 p.m. on Sunday at Trump International Golf Club at West Palm Beach.

01:26The U.S. Secret Service personnel opened fire on a gunman located near the property line

01:32and this matter is under investigation.

01:34Authorities alerted the statewide agencies with the information on the vehicle, which

01:40led to sheriff's deputies in neighboring Martin County apprehending the suspect.

01:50For more information visit www.FEMA.gov

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