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News Articles: assassination attempt

Law enforcement officials work at the crime scene outside the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., on September 16, 2024, following the attempted assassination on then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Ryan Routh is charged in the case and appeared at a federal court hearing on Tuesday in Fort Pierce, Fla.

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Judge says the defense can test a rifle used in alleged Trump assassination attempt

Ryan Routh, accused in the golf course attempted assassination of Donald Trump, appeared in a Florida federal courtroom Tuesday for a hearing involving evidence that will be presented in the case.

April 15, 2025
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  • Greg Allen
GPB News NPR

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Sikh separatist, targeted once for assassination, says India still trying to kill him

The alleged assassination attempt of a Sikh activist in the U.S. is part of a broader trend around the world in which foreign governments seek to silence critics overseas.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
Tugboats maneuver the damaged container ship Dali through the Port of Baltimore and into the Seagirt Marine Terminal on May 20.

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In his hometown, Trump's alleged would-be assassin acted like he was 'above the law'

Neighbors in Greensboro say Ryan Routh, the man accused of pointing a rifle at the golf course where Donald Trump was playing, wasn't someone they knew well. But he was well-known to law enforcement.

September 21, 2024
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By:
  • Tovia Smith
Ryan Wesley Routh takes part in a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 30, 2022.

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Vets helping Ukraine worry Trump assassination attempt suspect will hurt their cause

U.S. military veterans who support Ukraine worry about political blowback since the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has connections to their movement.

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • Quil Lawrence and
  • Joanna Kakissis
Photos show a rifle and backpack found by law enforcement at the fence of a golf course where former President Donald Trump was on Sunday. Secret Service agents fired at a suspect along the fence in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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Here's everything we know about the apparent assassination attempt on Trump

An agent spotted a rifle barrel poking through a fence; a witness got a photo of the suspect’s license plate as he fled. Now Ryan Wesley Routh is facing federal charges.

September 16, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Rachel Treisman
This screengrab taken from AFPTV on September 16, 2024 shows Ryan Wesley Routh speaking during an interview at a rally to urge foreign leaders and international organizations to help provide humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians and Ukrainian servicemen from Mariupol in April 2022.

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Here's what we know about the suspect in Trump's apparent attempted assassination

Ryan Wesley Routh's digital footprint paints a picture of a disillusioned former Trump voter who took up an impassioned defense of Ukraine. Here's what else we know about the 58-year-old suspect.

September 16, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
In the Bethel Park community where the shooter lived, residents tend to keep to themselves.

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Trump gunman’s hometown of Bethel Park reels after assassination attempt

The working-class town of about 30,000 just outside of Pittsburgh was rattled after learning the gunman came from their community, but most are hoping to put the violent episode behind them.

July 25, 2024
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  • Bobby Allyn
Aubrey Clark stands with a Trump 2024 sign on the side of Eisenhower Parkway on Monday, July 15, 2024, in Lizella, Georgia. A half dozen supporters, including members of the Bibb County Republican Party, gathered to show their support for former president Trump two days after an attempted assassination attempt on him in Pennsylvania. Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

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Small crowds rally across Bibb County in response to Trump assassination attempt

Behind a rubber face mask of former President Donald Trump was Macon-Bibb County Republican Party Chair David Sumrall on the side of a highway Monday morning. Members of the Bibb County GOP kicked off a day-long series of rallies at 7 a.m. in response to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday.

July 16, 2024
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  • Jesse Fraga
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.

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Georgia officials react to assassination attempt on Trump

Georgia Republican and Democratic officials are condemning the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally on Saturday. 

July 15, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

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Trump rally shooting is being investigated as an assassination attempt, officials say

Donald Trump appeared to be the target of an assassination attempt as he spoke during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. That's according to two law enforcement officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.

July 13, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A group of Sikh protesters at a get out the vote rally for the Khalistan Referendum on March 16th in Sacramento, California.

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  • National

Sikhs in California vote on independence from India

Sikhs in California will vote in a referendum to push for their own independent state in India

March 30, 2024
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  • Sandhya Dirks
John Hinckley Jr., pictured in November 2003, arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. As of Wednesday, President Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin is no longer under court-mandated legal or mental health supervision.

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John Hinckley, who tried to assassinate President Reagan, is granted full release

Hinckley, who was confined to a mental hospital for decades, has been inching his way toward freedom for years. On Wednesday, an order lifting some remaining restrictions went into effect.

June 15, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
John Hinckley Jr., pictured in November 2003, arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. As of Wednesday, President Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin is no longer under court-mandated legal or mental health supervision.

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  • Law

John Hinckley, who tried to assassinate President Reagan, is granted full release

Hinckley, who was confined to a mental hospital for decades, has been inching his way toward freedom for years. On Wednesday, an order lifting some remaining restrictions went into effect.

June 15, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo

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