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.
“Even if from the day before, the family knew more than so far they are letting on...”
I agree.
Now the question is “Who radicalized him”? His parents, his psychiatrist, his school, media, video game buddies, or someone else.
Another case of the last voluntary act gone bad.
Gobs of pain ensues
This is getting boring. Been tried before and probably will be again.
Terminal TDS deserves a place in the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders”.
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