Suspect in Trump apparent assassination attempt hit with gun charges, media report


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  • Monday, 16 Sep 2024

Ryan W. Routh, a suspect identified by news organizations, as the FBI investigates what they said was an apparent assassination attempt in Florida on Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, is seen during a rally for support of Ukraine, at the Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 29, 2022. Yelyzaveta Servatynska/Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine Suspilne/Handout via REUTERS.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ryan Routh, the reported suspect in an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Sunday, has been charged with two federal gun charges, CNN and other U.S. media outlets reported.Routh has been charged with possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a fireman with an "obliterated" serial number, CNN reported.

(Reporting by Caitlin Webber; editing by Rami Ayyub)

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