FBI shares pictures of rifle, backpack of ‘assassin’ who had HIDDEN in the bushes while lying in wait for Trump

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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.

THE GUNMAN

Multiple reports name the suspect as Ryan Wesley Routh, a registered Democrat. 

Officials said a U.S. Secret Service (USSS) agent spotted a rifle barrel sticking out of the chain link fence behind bushes just two holes ahead of where Trump was playing a round of golf on Sunday, prompting the agent to fire at the suspect. 

HOW THE GUNMAN WAS IDENTIFIED

The suspect, now allegedly known as Routh, ran into his vehicle from the brush, but was spotted by a witness who snapped a picture of his black Nissan SUV and license plate.

Routh, a construction worker with a criminal record, also allegedly left behind ceramic body armor plates meant to protect from gunfire.

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Palm Beach Sheriff Ric Bradshaw told reporters that the witness was able to share the license plate and later identified to law enforcement that the suspect they have in custody is who he saw fleeing the scene.

Routh has a rap sheet in North Carolina, including in 2002 for ‘weapon law violations’ and ‘terrorist threats,’ according to public records widely shared on social media. 

A nearly two-minute clip from 2022 emerged sunday after Routh was revealed as a suspect where he was being interviewed by News Week Romania about helping recruit fighters for Ukraine in its war with Russia.

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