Second Trump assassination attempt suspect didn't fire, had no line of sight, authorities say

 

Law enforcement officials work outside of the Trump International Golf Club after the apparent assassination attempt of Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The suspect accused of trying to assassinate former President Trump as he was golfing in Florida didn't fire any shots and didn't have a line of sight, authorities said Monday.

The suspect accused of trying to assassinate former President Trump as he was golfing in Florida didn't fire any shots and didn't have a line of sight on the former president, authorities said Monday.

A U.S. Secret Service agent was sweeping an area when they saw Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, armed with what he believed was a firearm and opened fire, acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe said during a news conference.

“The subject, who did not have line of sight to the former president, fled the scene,” Rowe said. “He did not fire or get off any shots at our agents.”

Routh was arrested a short time later and Trump was evacuated to a safe location, Rowe said.