Topline: Former President Donald Trump is safe after what the FBI described as an apparent 'attempted assassination' at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Police later apprehended a suspect identified by multiple news outlets as Ryan Wesley Routh. Gunshots were reported near Trump, according to his campaign.

• Authorities have not officially released the suspect's name, but the Associated Press, CNN, and CBS News identified Routh based on unnamed law enforcement sources.
• Routh's social media suggests he is outspoken about the war in Ukraine and has tried to recruit soldiers and possibly traveled to the country as a fighter, per CNN's John Miller.
• Routh, a 58-year-old who lived in Hawaii and worked in construction in North Carolina, has a criminal record with eight arrests, primarily for minor offenses, according to Miller.

The incident started when a Secret Service agent noticed a gun protruding from a fence at Trump's club. The agent fired at the gunman, who was hiding in shrubbery near where Trump was golfing, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said in a press conference. Rafael Barros, a special agent in Miami's Secret Service office, mentioned uncertainty about whether the suspect fired at agents.

The man fled after being shot at, leaving behind an AK-47-style gun with a scope, two backpacks, and a GoPro camera. The shooter was approximately 300 to 500 yards from Trump, which Bradshaw noted is a short distance given the scope on the gun. Officers detained a suspect in Martin County with help from a witness.

Steven Cheung, a spokesperson for Trump's campaign, and the Secret Service confirmed Trump's safety. Trump was on the golf course with some of his staff and Steve Witkoff, a real estate developer and friend, when the incident happened, the New York Times reported. The White House stated President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were briefed on the incident and are relieved Trump is safe. Harris expressed her relief, emphasizing that violence has no place in America.

Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg said prosecutors are working on warrants and a motion for pretrial detention to keep the suspect in custody. Aronberg clarified that state charges would not preclude any federal charges.

Key Background: Trump has enhanced security since an assassination attempt in July. At a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, a gunman fired at Trump from a nearby building. Trump was grazed by a bullet, but was not seriously hurt, though one attendee was killed and two others injured. The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed by Secret Service agents. Following the incident, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned amid criticism, calling it the agency's 'most significant operational failure' in decades. Several investigations into security lapses are ongoing, and multiple agents have been put on leave.