Trump assassination attempt live updates: Shooter named as Ryan Wesley Routh after golf course attack

Donald Trump has issued a defiant statement after shots were fired at his golf course near West Palm Beach while he was present – promising to never surrender.

‘There were gunshots in my vicinity, but before rumors start spiraling out of control, I wanted you to hear this first: I am safe and well,’ he wrote in an alert sent out by his team Sunday.

‘Nothing will slow me down. I will never surrender,’ the candidate continued, months after surviving a separate attempt on his life that saw him shot in the ear.

By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter

In the midst of an apparent second attempt on Donald Trump’s life, the task force investigation the assassination bid is monitoring developments.

The Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump released a statement on Sunday after a suspect was arreste for aiming a gun at the former president.

Republican Chairman Mike Kelly and Democratic Ranking Member Jason Crow wrote:

The Task Force is monitoring this attempted assassination of former President Trump in West Palm Beach this afternoon. We have requested a briefing with the U.S. Secret Service about what happened and how security responded.

We are thankful that the former President was not harmed, but remain deeply concerned about political violence and condemn it in all of its forms. The Task Force will share updates as we learn more.

Chairman Mike Kelly (left) and Ranking Member Jason Crow (right) speak at a press conference after touring the Butler, Pennsylvania rally site where a gunman attempted to assassinate Donald Trump on July 13

By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter

New images reveal the backpack, GoPro camera and AK-47 style rifle that a gunman left behind when fleeing the scene where he was targeting Donald Trump.

Law enforcement held a press conference in West Palm Beach on Sunday after the FBI announced it is investigating a second assassination attempt against Donald Trump in just two months.

The former president was rushed to safety on Sunday after multiple shots were fired in his vicinity while he was playing golf at his club in West Palm Beach.

A suspected gunman is in custody after the terrifying incident at Trump International Club almost exactly two months after a separate assassination attempt against Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Multiple reports name the suspect as Ryan Wesley Routh.

Officials said U.S. Secret Service agents spotted a rifle barrel sticking out of the bushes two holes ahead of where Trump was golfing on Sunday, prompting the agents to fire at the suspect.