We're learning new details tonight about the gunman responsible for
opening fire just a few 100 yards away from former
President Donald Trump.
Today, federal authorities say the gunman is in custody.
FOX 5's Eric Mock has been closely monitoring the developments
throughout the day.
Eric, scary situations.
What have you learned?
Absolutely.
You know, this is the second attempt on for President
Trump's life just in the last two months.
And law enforcement has now identified this suspect as 58
year old Ryan Wesley Ralph.
Now we're still trying to figure out more about who
he is, but this whole situation is raising questions about
the security around the former president.
Former President Donald Trump is safe and unharmed.
The update from the Secret Service after another attempted assassination
against former President Donald Trump.
Palm Beach County Sheriff Rick Bradshaw says a man was
in the shrubbery surrounding the Trump International Golf Club in
West Palm Beach and was armed with this AK47 style
rifle with a scope.
Bradshaw says a Secret Service agent who scopes out the
holes on the course ahead of Trump spotted the rifle
barrel poking through the fence and immediately opened fire.
And he was able to spot this rifle barrel, stick
it out of the fence and immediately engage that individual.
The Secret Service says they're not sure whether the suspect,
now identified as Ryan Ralph, actually fired any rounds.
Bradshaw says the shooter was close enough to the former
president to possibly take a shot.
Probably between 3 and 500 yards.
But with a rifle on the scope like that, that's
not a long distance.
But Bradshaw says Ralph then jumped into a car and
speed off after the agent shot at him.
Thanks to an eyewitness who got his tag number, Martin
County Sheriff's deputies were able to quickly apprehend him on
I-95.
Sheriff Bradshaw on the Secret Service were asked how this
man was able to get into the shrubbery and set
up with a rifle at the golf course.
At this level that he is at right now, he's
not the city president.
If he was, we would have to hire a golf
course around him.
But because he's not, the security is limited to the
areas that the Secret Service deems possible.
The Secret Service says they have increased the protection on
the former president after the first attempt on his life
at a rally in Pennsylvania.
The threat level is high.
We have increased the the amount of assets that we've
supported.
So we are we live in danger times.
And the Palm Beach County sheriff praised Secret Service agents
repeatedly for thwarting the shooter.
But some GOP leaders are already, you know, questioning less
than two months later after a bullet grazed ahead of
the former president.
How is this gunman potentially in a position to take
a shot at the Republican nominee?
Now the FBI has taken over the investigation, is now
asking for any tips, Eric.
Yeah, Eric, I think there are a lot of questions,
and hopefully the FBI will help answer some of them.
Thanks so much.