Assault rifle allegedly used by Ryan Wesley Routh in attempt to kill Trump revealed

The alleged gunman accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course had 11 rounds loaded in his assault rifle, federal prosecutors said Monday — as they revealed the first close-up photo of the weapon.

The image of the Soviet-designed SKS rifle that was found stashed in Ryan Wesley Routh’s alleged sniper’s nest at the West Palm Beach golf course on Sept. 15 was included in a detention memo filed Monday.

The rifle has been modified with a detachable magazine, a modern stock and a scope to make it more accurate to shoot at long range.