Another attempt was made on Trump's life. What do we know?

Former President Donald Trump was targeted in what "appears to be an attempted assassination" on Sunday afternoon, the FBI says. A suspect — Ryan Wesley Routh — is in custody after being identified as a man seen with a rifle at Trump's golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla. as reported by NPR's Rachel Treisman, Bill Chappell, and Greg Allen.

The incident began around 1:30 p.m. ET on the Trump International golf course where the former president was playing; it ended miles away after Routh's vehicle was spotted on Interstate 95. The acting director of the U.S. Secret Service says the suspect did not fire his rifle.

It occurred two months after Trump was wounded in an assassination attempt in Butler, Pa.

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The suspect.

Routh is 58, and spent much of his adult life in North Carolina, later moving to Hawaii.

NPR's Ryan Lucas reported that the suspect has a lengthy criminal record, including a 2002 felony conviction for possession of a machine gun. Media reports at the time indicate that he had an armed standoff with police for several hours.

Routh also has other misdemeanors and felonies, including a hit-and run, carrying a concealed weapon and possessing stolen goods.

On the political front, his social media posts appear to show he supported Trump back in 2016 but then turned against him. His social media makes it clear that Routh was a very vocal supporter of Ukraine in its fight with Russia. He traveled to the country to try to help out, but Ukraine's international legion turned him away. He then allegedly tried to recruit foreigners to