Florida law enforcement will launch a criminal investigation of the apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday.
The state-level probe will run parallel to the federal investigation into Ryan Wesley Routh, who was charged Monday with federal firearms offenses. DeSantis said Florida prosecutors will pursue the most serious charges available under state law, including attempted murder.
"We have a very strong interest in holding this suspect accountable," DeSantis told reporters at a press conference in West Palm Beach.
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DeSantis told reporters that the 'suspect is believed to have committed state law violations" and criticized the federal investigation into the first assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, saying there are still many questions from that incident that have not been answered.
