Security Increased at Trump Properties Following Attempted Assassination on Former President Trump | Security Increase

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Attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump leads to security increase at Trump Tower, Nassau Coliseum, Bedminster

NEW YORK (WABC) — Security at Donald Trump's properties across the Tri-State space is elevated because the FBI is investigating one other try on the previous president's life over the weekend.

The Secret Service fired at a gunman on Trump's golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida Sunday.

The former president and present Republican presidential candidate was not harm.

The suspect was later taken into custody, and police additionally recovered some key gadgets from the bushes on the course- together with an AK-47 type rifle and two backpacks.

Multiple legislation enforcement sources advised ABC News that the person detained by Florida authorities in relation to the potential assassination try has been recognized as 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh.

This assassination try shouldn't be solely prompting adjustments in safety at Trump Tower, but in addition forward of his marketing campaign rally at Nassau Coliseum on Wednesday.

On Monday, Nassau County officers mentioned they're assured about their safety posture forward of the rally — his first because the obvious assassination try.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman mentioned the county added much more stepped-up safety measures and everybody attending might be protected.

“We are used to big events here in Nassau County. We've hosted the presidential debates, the U.S. Open, we've had the International World Cup T20 Cricket matches here. We had 156,000 people from seven nations over the course of 12 days. Incident free, 3 ISIS threats, direct threats against the tournament,” Blakeman mentioned.

Officials additionally mentioned there might be an elevated police presence within the residential blocks throughout the road from the venue.

“That lot is completely locked down the night before. Nobody will be in the lot. Nobody will be in the Coliseum. We do a complete sweet that night. We do a complete sweet again in the morning,” Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder mentioned.

Nassau County officers mentioned to anticipate an amazing quantity of site visitors within the space on Wednesday.

There will even be heightened safety at Trump's golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey.

Anywhere the previous president strikes, there might be additional measures taken provided that this incident comes roughly two months after Trump was shot within the ear at a marketing campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

So far, there are not any recognized safety threats at Trump Tower or within the New York-area.

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