US EditionU.S. Secret Service agents killed man trying to unlawfully enter Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
- At about 1:30 a.m., a 21-year-old North Carolina man entered a gate at Mar-a-Lago, and two Secret Service agents and a deputy shot him dead after he raised the shotgun.
- Sources said he had been reading the Justice Department's released Epstein files and told co-workers `I don’t know if you read up on the Epstein files, but evil is real and unmistakable,` reflecting his fixation.
- Authorities said his family had recently reported him missing, and investigators believe he bought the shotgun en route to Florida.
- The incident at 1:30 a.m. Sunday occurred after police had left; local officials expressed sympathy after the shooting.
- Against a backdrop of earlier threats, the shooting adds to concerns about attacks on high-profile sites, following assassination attempts targeting Trump during the 2024 campaign and threats near Mar-a-Lago.
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NC man killed at Mar-a-Lago was never interested in politics or guns, cousin says
CAMERON — The 21-year-old North Carolina man who entered a gate at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort with a shotgun before he was shot and killed worked as a golf course groundskeeper and liked to sketch.
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The Latest: Armed man shot, killed after entering perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says
An armed man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House during this incident. First…
The Mar-a-Lago gunman was a Trump supporter, but his obsession with the Epstein files changed everything
A 21-year-old man named Austin Tucker Martin was shot and killed by Secret Service agents after he broke through the secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago carrying a shotgun. His final text messages show that he was deeply focused on the Epstein files and believed the government was involved in a major cover-up. According to TMZ, the incident took place when Martin tried to enter Mar-a-Lago armed with a shotgun and a gas canister. Palm Beach County’s s…
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