Mar-a-Lago shotgun-wielding madman ID’d as North Carolina golf course artist

nypost.com ^ | Feb. 22, 2026 | Joe Marino and Anthony Blair

[V_TWIN]

The crazed gunman who was shot dead after trying to enter Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun and a gas can has been identified as a North Carolina artist who was reported missing by his mom.

Austin Tucker Martin, 21, of Cameron, North Carolina, was killed by law enforcement in the early hours of Sunday morning, law enforcement sources told The Post.

He was reported missing by his family to authorities on Saturday.

[catnipman]

“Tucker Martin’s social media shows that he was obsessed with drawing scenes from the golf courses in the Sandhills region”

the first sign of mental illness listed in all the books ...

[Texas Eagle]

Is that its birth name or its trans name?

[PeterPrinciple]

has been identified as a North Carolina artist who was reported missing by his mom.

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label established..................

[V_TWIN]

I dunno but that looks like grand dad’s shotgun.

Not exactly tactical.

[PeterPrinciple]

A box for the shotgun was discovered in Martin’s vehicle following the shooting, which took place at around 1:30 a.m., according to Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.

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He was shot after he failed to drop the shotgun and gas can when he entered the inner perimeter of President Trump’s Florida estate.

Martin reportedly drove into Mar-a-Lago as another vehicle was leaving.

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bits of info

[Blueflag]

How did he get the money and car to drive to FL?

Borrow Mom’s?

[V_TWIN]

In a press conference earlier the Palm Beach county sheriff said he dropped the gas can but raised the shotgun into a shooting position.....that’s when the threat was neutralized.

[Hot Tabasco]

A box for the shotgun

Maybe a gun case?...LOL!

[aquila48]

Interesting...

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Tells you what they consider more valuable.

[princess leah]

First rule of any teaching needs to be: if you are stupid enough to take weapons onto Presidential property or any property and someone tells you to pus the weapons Dow, you Immediately drop them!

[hanamizu]

“He was reported missing by his family to authorities on Saturday.”

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Unless mentally disabled, what kind of 21-year-old man is ‘reported missing’ by his family on a weekend?

[cnsmom]

This looks like suicide by secret service not mental illness but intentional.

[spokeshave]

he failed to drop the shotgun and gas can

The gas can identified as a box of dynamite,

[j.havenfarm]

I agree. Looking at him it looks like there’s autism or mental illness. Else, it makes no sense that the guy is barely gone and the family’s freaking out.

And what the hell is a “golf course artist”?

[erlayman]

No reason for deadly force unless they are trying to botch another investigation.

[V_TWIN]

“This looks like suicide by secret service not mental illness”

Kinda weird that he drove through 4 states to do it.

[V_TWIN]

So what were they supposed to do just let him open up on them with a 12 gage shotgun?.......good grief. SMH

[KevinB]

No reason for deadly force unless they are trying to botch another investigation.

Aiming a gun at a person is a text book case of justification for deadly force.

[Kleon]

Looking at him it looks like there’s autism or mental illness.

Yes, there's the unmistakeable 'autism smile.'