Trump Safe After a Shooting Is Reported at His Golf Course

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Sunday that it was investigating what appeared to be an attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump as he played golf at one of his clubs in Florida.

Officials said Mr. Trump was safe. Just two months ago, he was wounded in an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pa.

Mr. Trump was golfing at the Trump International Golf Course West Palm Beach when the incident unfolded at around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw of Palm Beach County said at a news briefing.

A Secret Service agent saw an armed man hiding in the shrubbery surrounding the golf course, according to Sheriff Bradshaw. The Secret Service fired at the man, said Rafael Barros, the special agent in charge of the Secret Service’s Miami field office. It was not immediately clear if the suspect had fired any shots.

Mr. Trump was one or two holes away from the Secret Service on the golf course — and perhaps 400 yards away from the armed man, Sheriff Bradshaw said.

An AK-47-style rifle with a scope was found near the property line, along with a video camera, the sheriff added.

“President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity,” Steven Cheung, the Trump campaign’s communications director, said in a statement.

A witness saw the suspect flee from the bushes to a black Nissan. The witness took a photo of the car and shared it with law enforcement officials. The suspect was stopped driving northbound on Interstate 95 after crossing into Martin County.

Law enforcement officials are running a trace to determine who bought the gun and where it was sold, according to two officials with knowledge of the situation.

Mr. Trump was golfing with his friend Steve Witkoff, a New York real estate investor,