Former President Trump told his supporters on Sunday he was “safe and well” after a second attempted assassination on his life, this time in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Trump was on the fifth hole of the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on Sunday afternoon when the U.S. Secret Service opened fire on a man, identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, who was allegedly armed with a rifle.

Authorities said Routh allegedly shoved the muzzle of his rifle through a chain-linked fence about 300 to 500 yards away from Trump.

Routh fled the scene and was quickly apprehended.

TRUMP SAFE AFTER ‘GUNSHOTS IN HIS VICINITY,’ CAMPAIGN SAYS

“There were gunshots in my vicinity, but before rumors start spiraling out of control, I wanted you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND WELL,” Trump wrote after the events. “Nothing will slow me down. I will NEVER SURRENDER! I will always love you for supporting me. Unity. Peace. Make America Great Again.”

The Secret Service is working closely with authorities and investigating the situation, and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has been briefed.

This was the second attempted assassination on Trump, the first taking place on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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That afternoon, Trump was speaking at a campaign rally when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks fired off eight rounds from the roof of a building, located about 150 yards away from the stage, grazing Trump’s ear with one bullet.

The 58-year-old man accused of pointing an AK-47 at former President Donald Trump on Sunday afternoon has a prolific arrest record that spans several decades.

Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested shortly after the incident at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. Authorities said Secret Service agents fired at him after seeing the muzzle of his AK-47 pointing through a chain-link fence one hole ahead of where Trump was playing.

Authorities are treating the episode as an apparent assassination attempt on Trump.

A background check on the name given by officials, Ryan Wesley Routh, revealed that he currently lives in Hawaii and has faced dozens of run-ins with police, stretching back to at least the 1990s.

Routh is a native of North Carolina, where his list of arrests includes simple drug possession, driving without a license, expired inspection and operating a vehicle with no insurance. In addition, the Greensboro News & Record reported in 2002 that Routh was arrested after barricading himself in his roofing company’s office during a three-hour standoff that followed a traffic stop in which he put his hand on a gun before fleeing.

TRUMP SAFE AFTER ‘GUNSHOTS IN HIS VICINITY,’ CAMPAIGN SAYS

Sheriff vehicles are pictured near Trump International Golf Club, Sunday. Sept. 15, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla., after gunshots were reported in the vicinity of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Stephanie Matat)

Routh moved to Hawaii in 2017, records show. He has since launched another construction company in Hawaii that builds simple housing structures for homeless people, according to a LinkedIn page that appears to belong to Routh.  

“This does not appear to be some random guy with an AK-47 walking outside Trump’s club,” an official said after the Sunday afternoon incident.

FILE: The motorcade for President Donald Trump arrives at Trump International Golf Club, Feb. 15, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. 

News of the incident broke shortly after Trump was safely escorted off of the golf course. 

A Secret Service member spotted the would-be gunman while Trump was playing on the course’s fifth hole. Officials say he abandoned an AK-47, a go-pro camera and two backpacks along a chain-link fence that borders the sixth hole of the course. 

Routh fled in an SUV after a member of the Secret Service fired on him, but was soon arrested, according to authorities.

Trump’s campaign quickly issued a statement that the 45th president was safe, with Trump following up in a message to supporters that he will “never surrender.” 

Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson confirmed that the Secret Service opened fire after they saw a man lift an AK-47. The suspect took off in a car but was quickly apprehended, authorities said.

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“There were gunshots in my vicinity but before rumors start spiraling out of control, I wanted you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND WELL!” he wrote in a message that was shared on social media.

“Nothing will slow me down. I will NEVER SURRENDER!” he continued. “I will always love you for supporting me. Unity. Peace. Make America Great Again. May God bless you.”

EXCLUSIVE: WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The man accused in the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump was oddly calm when the law caught up to him, according to the Florida sheriff who nabbed him.

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said he was immediately suspicious after pulling over 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh. Routh had fled in a black Nissan after Secret Service agents fired shots after spotting him poking a rifle through the fence around Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., where the former president was playing a round. 

“I was at the scene, and he had a very, very kind of detached, flat face. So I felt like it wasn’t bothering him,” Snyder said. 

Snyder added that Routh never even questioned him about the reason for him being pulled over, despite there being helicopters and police lights everywhere.

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Routh was allegedly armed with an AK-47 outside the golf course while Trump was playing the fifth hole on Sunday. He was arrested in neighboring Martin County, Snyder said.

The plot was foiled when a Secret Service agent walking on the golf course a hole ahead of Trump’s party saw the rifle, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said during a press conference.

Routh was 300 to 500 yards away from Trump, authorities said.

TRUMP SAFE AFTER ‘GUNSHOTS IN HIS VICINITY,’ CAMPAIGN SAYS

Pictures of evidence found at the fence of former President Donald Trump’s golf course are shown at a press conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 15, 2024 following a second attempt on the president’s life. (Candan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images)

“I think every American with common sense recognizes no matter where you are on the political spectrum, this is completely appalling. I mean, it’s horrific,” Snyder said. 

“Here you have the past president of the United States, a contender for being the next president of the United States. And the guy’s out golfing. What the heck? He was out golfing. He’s not even on the campaign,” Snyder continued.

Authorities said Routh had two backpacks, bullet-deflecting ceramic plates and a GoPro camera, which were recovered by authorities.

The AK-47 was also recovered by authorities.

“How does a guy get to a fence with a tactical rifle and a sighting on it on a golf course where the former president of the United States is golfing? I find it appalling and, unfortunately, I think it’s a commentary on the state of affairs in America,” Snyder said.

Snyder went on to praise local law enforcement for their efforts to apprehend Routh. 

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Sheriff vehicles are pictured near Trump International Golf Club, Sunday. Sept. 15, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla., after gunshots were reported in the vicinity of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump. (Peter Burke/Fox News Digital)

“I think the men and women in law enforcement down in Palm Beach County did everything they could to keep President Trump safe. And I would suspect that they will now redouble their efforts and do even more in the future,” he added.

The former president echoed Snyder and also praised the Secret Service’s quick action during the incident, in which he was swarmed and swiftly escorted back to the clubhouse in a golf cart at the sound of gunfire.

Just two months ago, Trump was shot in the right ear by a would-be assassin during a rally in Butler, Pa. Following the second attempt on his life, Trump reassured his supporters that he was “safe and well.”

“There were gunshots in my vicinity, but before rumors start spiraling out of control, I wanted you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND WELL!” the former president said in a fundraising email sent out following the shooting.

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“Nothing will slow me down. I will NEVER SURRENDER! I will always love you for supporting me,” Trump added.