US EditionU.S. Secret Service agents killed man trying to unlawfully enter Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
- On Feb. 22, 2026, U.S. Secret Service agents shot and killed an armed man after he breached Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida's secure perimeter around 1:30 a.m.
- Driving through the north gate of Mar-a-Lago as another vehicle exited, the individual, described as in his early 20s, was seen carrying a shotgun and fuel can; his family in North Carolina recently reported him missing.
- Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said, `The only words that we said to him was 'drop the items' which means the gas can and the shotgun`, then the man raised the shotgun, prompting the agents to fire.
- The Secret Service said involved agents will be placed on routine administrative leave as the FBI investigates, after an armed man was shot dead near Mar-a-Lago, with President Trump at the White House.
- This episode comes amid a pattern of political violence in the U.S. and adds to threats including a July 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a September 2024 incident at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, and Ryan Routh's life sentence earlier this month.
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Armed man killed trying to enter Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> U.S. Secret Service and local police shot and killed a man armed with a shotgun early on Sunday after he breached a secure perimeter at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., law enforcement officials said.
Armed North Carolina man fatally shot after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago
An aerial view on Sept. 14, 2022, shows President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)The U.S. Secret Service says a North Carolina man entered a secured area of Mar-a-Lago early Sunday morning armed with a shotgun and a can of gas. The suspect, identified as Austin Tucker Martin from Cameron, N.C., was ordered by law enforcement to put down his weapons. The 21-year-old reportedly put down t…
A man with a rifle and a can of gasoline broke into Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida early Sunday and was shot down by law enforcement officials, said
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