By Katelyn Caralle, Senior Political Reporter
As multiple investigations unfold into the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump in just two months, one important question remains: How did the shooter know the former president was playing golf?
Not surprisingly, Trump, an avid golfer, was at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.
But it has been noteworthy that the gunman knew the time and place where the 2024 Republican presidential candidate would be.
Law enforcement has suspect Wesley Ryan Routh, 58, in custody after he fled the scene when a Secret Service agent opened fire when they saw the barrel of his AK-47-style rifle sticking out of bushes at Trump International Golf Club on Sunday.
Some analysts point out that this is evident when Trump is present at his golf club, which is just five miles from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach. The president will travel to the golf course in a motorcade and the security presence is greatly heightened when he is there.
Routh moved to Hawaii from North Carolina a few years ago and is a construction worker.
It’s unclear how long Routh was in Florida before he went to Trump’s golf course with a rifle, backpack, GoPro camera and ceramic-coated bulletproof vest, all of which he abandoned at the scene as he fled gunfire from security.
A truck in the driveway of Routh’s Hawaii home has a Biden-Harris bumper sticker
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