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Posted on 02/22/2026 8:52:23 AM PST by V_TWIN
Suspect identified as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin of North Carolina.
Sheriff Ric Bradshaw confirmed to Fox News that the suspect was 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin of North Carolina.
No Secret Service or PBSO personnel were injured, and no Secret Service protectees were present at the location during the time of the incident, officials said. Trump was also not in Florida when the shooting occurred.
The FBI, Secret Service and Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office are investigating, including the man’s background, actions and potential motive, as well as the use of force.
Bradshaw said at a press conference that a deputy and two Secret Service agents on the detail went to investigate after an individual made his way onto the "inner perimeter" of Mar-a-Lago.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
It is always better when a perp dies instead of his intended target.
Suicide by Secret Service
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