U.S. Secret Service agents shot and killed a man in his 20s after he tried to breach a secure perimeter at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Law enforcement officials said the man, believed to be in his early 20s, was carrying a shotgun and a fuel can when he was spotted at the resort’s north gate around 1:30 a.m. EST.
Trump, who is currently in Washington, was not at Mar-a-Lago at the time.
Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said two Secret Service agents and a sheriff’s deputy confronted the man and ordered him to drop the items.
He placed the fuel can on the ground but then raised the shotgun “to a shooting position,” prompting officers to open fire.
He was declared dead at the scene, and no officers were injured. Authorities have not provided details on the suspect’s motive.
The FBI has taken over the investigation and is collecting evidence from the scene.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In July 2024, Trump was wounded at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a gunman opened fire, killing one spectator before being shot by a Secret Service counter-sniper.
Two months later, in September 2024, agents disrupted another attempt near Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, where Ryan Routh was arrested after fleeing the scene.
He was later convicted and sentenced to life in prison for attempting to assassinate the president.
The U.S. continues to grapple with politically motivated violence. In June 2025, Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman was shot and killed along with her husband. Months later, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was also assassinated.
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