Secret Service agents fatally shot an armed man from North Carolina after he breached the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun and a fuel can while President Trump was away in Washington.
BREAKING: The U.S. Secret Service says an armed suspect was fatally shot after breaching the perimeter of President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach. pic.twitter.com/oyuuWwMTrw
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 22, 2026
The U.S. Secret Service confirmed that an armed suspect was shot and killed early Sunday morning after breaching the secure perimeter of President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. According to authorities, the individual—identified as a man in his early 20s from North Carolina—was observed near the north gate at approximately 1:30 a.m. carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can.
The suspect reportedly drove through the gate as another vehicle was exiting and was immediately confronted by Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy. President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were at the White House at the time of the incident and were not in any immediate danger.
🚨 Dan Bongino just broke it down on the armed intruder SHOT DEAD at Mar-a-Lago:
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) February 22, 2026
“That’s not the kind of area where you can just roam around… you would stick out like a sore thumb… It is not that easy to get in there.”
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