Secret Service shoots man dead at Trump's Mar-a-Lago
Deutsche Welle
February 22, 2026
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The United States Secret Service confirmed that agents shot and killed an armed man who breached the secure perimeter at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. The incident occurred early Sunday morning when the man, reportedly in his early 20s and carrying a shotgun and a fuel can, managed to enter the inner perimeter of the estate. Law enforcement officials stated that he was confronted by Secret Service agents and a sheriff's deputy at around 1:30 a.m., after which the confrontation escalated when the man raised the shotgun. The agents fired their weapons to neutral
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Originally published on Deutsche Welle on 2/22/2026