Florida: U.S. Secret Service and Law Enforcement Officers Killed Armed Man Attempting to Enter Mar-a-Lago
February 22nd, 2026Update: Suspect, Austin Tucker Martin
Via: Daily Mail:
An armed young man identified as Austin Tucker Martin was shot and killed on Sunday morning after entering President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
Martin, the 21-year-old North Carolina native, was killed at around 1.30am on Sunday at Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, after entering with a gas can and a shotgun, according to Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesperson for the US Secret Service.
Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said that, after entering near the north gate of the resort, Martin was confronted by two Secret Service agents and a deputy with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department.
He pointed the shotgun at them, and was quickly neutralized by the officers.
Martin was reported missing by his family and was believed to have picked up the shotgun on his way down South. Guglielmi said that a box for the weapon was found inside Martin’s car, which his family identified as a 2013 silver Volkswagen Tiguan.
His family said on Facebook that Martin was last heard from on Saturday just before 8pm after he left his $1.1 million home in Cameron, North Carolina, at around 1pm.
‘This is not like him at all,’ his devastated aunt wrote.
Martin lived with his parents at the secluded, countryside home – and the man had a fascination with drawing golf courses in his spare time, an Instagram account linked to him showed.
‘I specialize in pen illustrations centered around landscapes, architecture, and scenery,’ he wrote in a brief description of his skills.
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Via: USA Today:
A man is dead following an overnight break-in attempt at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
A man in his early 20s breached the perimeter at Mar-a-Lago carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can, according to authorities. Two U.S. Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy spotted him near the property’s north gate and ordered him to drop his weapons.
The man lowered the gas can but, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, raised the shotgun “into a shooting position,” at which point law enforcement opened fire, killing him.
