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U.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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