Breaking news the FBI is now investigating the shooting that happened in West Palm Beach, which is an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. This would be the second time law enforcement officials are confirming that they have arrested a suspect who fired shots near a golf course used by Trump. His campaign says he is safe and we await the press conference, you can watch here, where we expect to hear more. Details about this will certainly be brought to you live, when it happens right here on ABC News Live. In the meantime we spoke to the Martin County Sheriff. – The office there took the suspect into custody, when they stopped the car, you can see some pictures here. – The cars were stopped, they said they used an abundance of caution and stopped it. We spoke to the Martin County Sheriff and he told us this. – I can say it’s very fluid, which brings back memories ninety five or five is still closed, with a harasser accident were there before. They moved here to faith, I’m ninety five or seven fourteen is just north of here right now. Stop we have stopped the vehicle that the Secret Service and Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office passed a law enforcement.
Look for the tag number and there’s a two-mile marker there. Pick up the vehicle a little bit with us we were able to use some of our vehicles. Those were used specifically to stop the vehicle. Since then the FBI and Sucrose current response to the same it appears that we will do. A model logo is involved in the vehicle, and we have the suspect that we were looking for there. Now the civil service will handle that guy what is the process? Now that you have identified as the vehicle have you taken them into custody? Going into the hands of the Secret Service in the FBI we are coming in to help them initially. So the search of the arrival of federal officers first looked for a weapon that would probably be there. Now will depend on the federal authorities and the US Attorney General.
Like stopping him yes I know you’re out every law enforcement agency around this area was looking for him. What was the process like for you guys here Mark counting am I missing the stop I was right on the wrong it’s a chance on the radio we knew we had a bolo. Book for someone who opened fire on the president. Probably no more volatile potentially dangerous or true. Which is used to be completely lost we were ready to go. We had the vehicle flagged we would stop it of course preparations have been made shootout we were ready to engage. Because of good tactics stopping the vehicle only prevents the angry one from coming back at us. We were able to immobilize the same without any further violence. Give us a timeline of when you said the memory of finding that vehicle able to stop him please it was just after two o’clock in the afternoon, working after the bowl, pick up the vehicle coming in from our south, and then we
waited a little while, we didn’t stop him right away, with a high-speed pursuit of about a mile so we were able to get in close enough and surround the vehicle and then force him to stop.
I know this is a volatile situation, but did any of the suspects fire any shots? Did he stop when you found out it was multiple vehicles? They were chasing him, we didn’t give him until five. So we were forced to run him off the road at gunpoint and what we call a phone stop. He was safely transported to a cut-off. As you said you believe you suspect. Vehicle involved and down and Marla first I know this is still a very volatile situation. This vehicle and it’s the suspect and he’s and so we see in the car right now he’s taken to the Marne County Jail or somewhere else because a monologue is involved in. As soon as the FBI I face the service, it’s already expensive, there’s a fluid here for them on a question for you.