Who Is Alleged Trump Golf Course Gunman Ryan Wesley Routh?

The suspected gunman involved in what authorities are calling an apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump was identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, according to multiple reports.

Few other details have been released about the person of interest who allegedly carried an AK-47-style rifle with a scope onto the grounds near Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, but statements from local law enforcement have given some insight into the incident and would-be shooter.

Secret Service agents confronted and shot at the would-be shooter after noticing a rifle barrel sticking out of a nearby chain link fence just one hole ahead of the former president as he played a round with real estate developer Steve Witkoff on Sunday afternoon.

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