The FBI says former President Donald Trump was the target of "what appears to be an attempted assassination" at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

It's been just nine weeks since the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life.The former president says he's safe and well, and authorities are holding a man in custody.

Three law enforcement officials told the AP that the man in custody was identified as Ryan Routh. The officials who identified the suspect spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation.

An agent fired, and the gunman dropped the rifle and fled in an SUV, leaving the firearm behind along with two backpacks, a scope used for aiming and a GoPro camera, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said.

The man was later taken into custody in a neighboring county.

He had a calm, flat demeanor and showed little emotion when he was stopped and didn't question why he was pulled over, according Martin County Sheriff William Snyder.

“He never asked, ‘what is this about?’ Obviously, law enforcement with long rifles, blue lights, a lot going on. He never questioned it,” Snyder said.

Records show Routh, 58, lived in North Carolina for most of his life. In 2018, he moved to Hawaii, where he works as a self-employed affordable housing builder. In 2020, he made a social media post backing Trump's reelection, but in more recent years his posts have expressed support for Biden and Harris.

Public records in North Carolina Routh was registered as an “unaffiliated” voter without a party in 2012. He voted in that state’s Democratic primary in March of this year, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Routh has contributed more than $100 to ActBlue, which processes donations for Democrats, federal campaign finance records show.

Routh tried to recruit Afghan soldiers fleeing the Taliban to fight in Ukraine, and spent several months in the country, according to an interview with The New York Times last year.