The man, whose identity has not been released and who is reportedly in custody, was said to have showed up at Trump International Golf Club with an AK-47 rifle. While initial reports claimed the man fired upon the former president from a tree line, Fox News confirmed the suspect never got a shot off.
Network correspondent Lucas Tomlinson reported:
Fox News can now report that it was the Secret Service that fired the gunshots at the suspected gunman outside former President Trump’s golf club, Trump International in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Secret Service saw a man carrying an AK-47. The man with the AK-47 did not open fire. It was the Secret Service that opened fire. The man dropped the rifle, took off running, we now understand, based on local reports, that suspect is now in custody. We are awaiting a press conference from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office as well as the Secret Service.