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Trump Unharmed: Gunshots Fired Near Former President, Suspect Detained

Assassination Attempt Foiled: Trump Unharmed in Golf Course Shooting Incident

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity, his campaign said in a statement on Sunday . The statement did not provide further details, and Reuters could not immediately determine where Trump was located when the campaign issued the statement .

Trump was in Palm Beach on Sunday, according to the Wall Street Journal, and his Mar-a-Lago Club is based there ¹. This incident follows an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on July 13, where Trump was shot and wounded in his upper right ear .

Here are the details of the July 13 incident :

– Location: Butler Farm Show Grounds in Pennsylvania
– Time: 6:11 p.m.
– Shooter: Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old man from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
– Weapon: AR-15–style rifle
– Injuries: Trump was shot and wounded in his upper right ear; one audience member was killed, and two others were critically injured
– Shooter’s fate: Crooks was killed by the United States Secret Service’s Counter Sniper Team

The July 13 incident has been regarded as the most significant security failure by the Secret Service since the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981

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