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‘Shots fired’ by police responding to incident at Mar-a-Lago Trump Florida resort – reports
Police in West Palm Beach, Florida are responding in force to an incident outside President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, where someone reportedly tried to crash through the security checkpoint.
A “black SUV” tried to drive through a security checkpoint north of the resort shortly after noon on Friday, WSVT-TV reported citing law enforcement sources. Police and US Secret Service opened fire on the vehicle, but it was able to drive away.
Local LE sources are telling me shots fired by police at Mar a Lago after attempted gate crash
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) January 31, 2020
Photos from local media show a heavy police response outside the resort, as well as the bridge leading from West Palm Beach to Mar-a-Lago.
The suspect’s vehicle was described as a “black SUV.”
Two suspects were arrested after a short chase involving a police helicopter, WPTV reported.
I’ve seen multiple FHP cars coming from Palm Beach Island heading west on Southern Blvd with lights and sirens activated. Ongoing investigation on the island with a heavy police presence near Mar-a-Lago. All we know is that PBSO is the lead agency investigating @WPTVpic.twitter.com/6EbxCbStu5
— Michelle Quesada (@M_Quesada) January 31, 2020
Trump has owned Mar-a-Lago since 1985, and usually spends his weekends at the private resort, which he calls the “Southern White House.” He was due to arrive there later on Friday.
Tourists and visitors hoping to get a glimpse of Trump have caused a number of security incidents at the club over the past two years. Two female Chinese tourists have been caught trespassing in 2019, while an Iranian national reportedly armed with knives was arrested on the bridge outside the resort on January 10, amid tensions with Tehran over the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.
Also on rt.com ‘Iranian with MACHETE & knives’ arrested near Trump resort of Mar-a-Lago, US media report
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