US EditionU.S. Secret Service agents killed man trying to unlawfully enter Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
- U.S. Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man after he breached Mar-a-Lago's secure perimeter around 1.30 a.m. on February 22, 2026 near the property's north gate.
- Near the property’s north gate, officers confronted a white male in his early 20s carrying a gas can and shotgun, who ignored repeated commands before raising the shotgun, prompting officers to fire.
- Investigators identified the man as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin, and a box for the firearm was recovered from the suspect's vehicle after his family recently reported him missing.
- The FBI has taken the lead in the probe and is coordinating with local and federal partners; involved U.S. Secret Service agents are on routine administrative leave, and nearby homeowners were asked to check cameras.
- The incident adds to Mar-a-Lago's history of trespassing incidents and comes amid recent incidents of political violence and assassination attempts across the U.S., with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the White House and no protectees present.
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Family Said Man Killed at Mar-a-Lago Had Been Missing
The man who was shot to death by law enforcement officers after breaching the secure perimeter of President Trump's Mar-a-Lago home on Sunday had been missing, a woman who identified herself as his mother had posted on Facebook. The Sunday morning post by Melissa Martin said her son had not...
In Florida, an armed man has been infiltrated and shot in a secure area around US President Trump's private estate. Secret Service in charge of the President's protection announced that Trump was not in Mar-a-Lago at the time of the incident, but was in the White House in Washington together with the First Lady.
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