Posted on 02/22/2026 6:58:13 AM PST by Miami Rebel
A man was shot and killed by law enforcement personnel at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., early Sunday morning.
Secret Service chief of communications Anthony Guglielmi said the man, in early 20s, was killed after “unlawfully entering the secure perimeter” at the resort around 1:30 a.m. local time Sunday. Two Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to the incident, where shots were fired by law enforcement officials, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric L. Bradshaw said at a Sunday presser.
Local and federal officials are investigating whether it was a Secret Service agent or the local sheriff’s office deputy who fatally shot the man, Bradshaw said.
The president is in Washington, D.C., and The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment. Trump often spends his weekends at the Florida resort.
Guglielmi, in his Sunday statement, said that the man was seen by the north gate of the property “carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can.”
“He was ordered to drop those two pieces of equipment that he had with him, at which time he put down the gas can and raised the shotgun to a shooting position,” Bradshaw said. “At that point in time, the deputy and the two Secret Service agents fired their weapons and neutralized the threat.”
The Secret Service spokesperson, in the initial statement, added that no law enforcement personnel were injured during the incident and that the agency is withholding the deceased man’s identity as officials look to notify his next of kin.
The fatal shooting is under investigation by the FBI, Secret Service and Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. The FBI is leading the probe, per Bradshaw.
At Sunday’s presser, the special agent in charge of the FBI field office asked residents living near Mar-a-Lago to check their security cameras and to contact the FBI if they see anything suspicious.
Secret Service agents involved in the incident have been placed on routine administrative leave, Guglielmi added.
Good shoootin.
Welp. Both wrong. Now it looks like some kid from North Carolina, probably full of SSRIs.
Disgsting.
Tranny or furry?
Weird that he already had posters made because he was missing. Last seen about 6 hours before his shooting. Family must have suspected something.
Dead but the democrats will tripple his name on the voter lists.
Carthage is a long way from W Palm Beach
Put “FAFO” on his tombstone.
His parents reported him missing last evening because he didn’t come home, so they knew what he threatened to do.
“Smells like trantifa.”
I agree.
Good.
That’s a hell of a leap. More likely, looking at him, he’s autistic or mentally ill. Otherwise, no one would freak out over a 21 year old who hasn’t been heard from in a few hours. If the parents knew, they’d likewise know that issuing posters in NC wouldn’t help if they thought he was in his way to DC or FL
I hope his online trail mimics the anger and violence of the leadership on the left. Schumer’s words, Hakeem’s words, “*uck Trump,” Pritzger’s words, every prominent Democrat’s words should be played back on full blast reflecting this energized activist’s motivations. AND, the DoJ should hold the revelations until just before the SOTU, so Trump can blast them while they cower at home.
Well, he ain’t missing no more
OR fired him...
Which means they are complicit in this latest assassination attempt.
one less dem vote in the midterms.
unless he turns out to be “ineligible” (if the Rinocracy ever permits scheduling a vote.)
Really. He was gone for 6 hours and the parents called the FBI. At 21? At 21 I still lived at home but nobody knew where I was lol
A 21yo was last heard from a 7:51 pm last night, shot in FL a few hours later, and there was already a missing poster for him?!?
Even if from the day before, the family knew more than so far they are letting on...
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