Armed man killed after entering Mar-a-Lago perimeter identified as Austin Tucker Martin

Описание: (22 Feb 2026)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cameron, North Carolina - 22 February 2026
1. Wide, stretch of road leading to a house whose address listed in public records are under Austin Tucker Martin
2. Close, street signs
3. Wide of cars on property
STORYLINE:
Vehicles were seen on Sunday near a North Carolina property listed in public records as an address for a man who was shot and killed by the U.S. Secret Service.

Investigators identified him as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the investigation.

The North Carolina property sits at the end of rugged and sandy private road in Cameron, North Carolina.

Martin had been reported missing by his family a few days ago, and investigators believe he headed south and picked up the shotgun along the way.

Although the president often spends weekends at his resort, he and first lady Melania Trump were at the White House when the breach at Mar-a-Lago occurred.

After entering near the north gate of the property, the man was confronted by two Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw.

“He was ordered to drop those two pieces of equipment that he had with them. At which time he put down the gas can, raised the shotgun to a shooting position,” Bradshaw said at a brief press conference. The two agents and the deputy “fired their weapons to neutralize the threat.”

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