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(NEXSTAR) -- Vice President Kamala Harris says she has been briefed aft gunshots were reportedly fired adjacent a Florida play nine wherever erstwhile President Donald Trump had been golfing connected Sunday.
In a connection posted to X, Harris wrote, "I person been briefed connected reports of gunshots fired adjacent erstwhile President Trump and his spot successful Florida, and I americium gladsome helium is safe. Violence has nary spot successful America."
President Joe Biden has besides reportedly been briefed connected the incident.
Trump's run said Sunday day that the erstwhile president was harmless "following gunshots successful his vicinity." His communications director, Steven Cheung, did not supply immoderate further details astatine the time.
U.S. Secret Service agents opened occurrence aft seeing a idiosyncratic with a firearm adjacent Trump’s play nine successful West Palm Beach, Florida, portion the Republican statesmanlike campaigner was golfing Sunday, 2 instrumentality enforcement officials told The Associated Press. No injuries were reported.
The idiosyncratic fled successful an SUV and was aboriginal apprehended successful adjacent Martin County by section instrumentality enforcement, the officials said. In a Facebook post, the Martin County Sheriff's Office said it has stopped a conveyance connected northbound Interstate 95 and taken a fishy into custody who is believed to beryllium connected to the shooting.
The sheriff’s bureau said it made the halt aft authorities successful neighboring Palm Beach County enactment retired a “be connected the lookout” alert. Photos included successful the station showed an SUV stopped down aggregate instrumentality enforcement vehicles.
The station by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office indicated the fishy was apprehended adjacent Palm City, Florida, astir a 45-mile thrust northbound of Trump’s play course. Northbound lanes of I-95 were unopen down, the sheriff’s bureau said.
Two instrumentality enforcement officials besides told The Associated Press that an AK-style firearm was recovered adjacent the play course. Sources told CNN that Trump is believed to person been the target.
No further details were instantly available.
In an email to supporters, Trump said: “There were gunshots successful my vicinity, but earlier rumors commencement spiraling retired of control, I wanted you to perceive this first: I AM SAFE AND WELL!”
“Nothing volition dilatory maine down. I volition NEVER SURRENDER!” the erstwhile president said.
Roughly 2 months ago, Trump was changeable during an assassination attempt at a rally successful Pennsylvania, and a slug grazed his ear.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
