Armed man tries to enter Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, shot dead

25-Feb-2026

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A white man in his early 20s was shot and killed by US Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy after entering a restricted security zone at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in the early hours of February 22, authorities said.

The agency said the man approached the north gate of the West Palm Beach estate carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can before moving into the protected perimeter around the resort.

Agents and a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputy confronted him inside the restricted zone and opened fire during the encounter. 

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released pending notification of relatives.

No Secret Service or sheriff’s personnel were injured.