FLORIDA – GOP candidate and the former US President Donald Trump on Sunday was unhurt in a gun shooting near his Florida golf course, according to law enforcement officials and the local media reported.
Medoia reported no further details were available and the shooter has not been held or identified.
Steven Cheung, Trump Campaign Communications Director, said in a statement on Sunday that “Former President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time”.
White House said in a statement that US President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris, who are both in Washington D.C., had been briefed.
“The President and Vice-President have been briefed about the security incident at the Trump International Golf Course, where former President Trump was golfing. They are relieved to know that he is safe. They will be kept regularly updated by their team.”
The shooting is reported to have taken place near his Palm Beach golf course.
Trump was on course and shots were fired from the trees on the periphery, local media reported.
US Secret Service personnel returned fire in that direction.
Police officials said that a weapon was recovered from the scene, but not the shooter.
Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt in July at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania where multiple shots were fired by a lone gunman.
He was hit in the right ear and the shooter was killed by US Secret service sniper.
