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A MAN has been shot dead after allegedly trying to enter Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The US Secret Service said it had shot and killed the suspect in his 20s after he tried to enter the perimeter around the US president’s Florida residence. Authorities said the ordeal unfolded at around 1:30am on Sunday. Trump is currently in Washington, not at the 62,500-square-foot property in West ​Palm Beach, Florida. The name of the suspect who was shot has not been released.

Washington — A man in his early 20s was shot and killed early Sunday morning after an "unauthorized entry" into the secure perimeter at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. Secret Service said. The president remained in Washington this weekend. This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

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...

A man in his early 20s was shot and killed early Sunday after allegedly breaching the secure perimeter of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, FLorida, the U.S. Secret Service announced. The Secret Service said the incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. when the suspect made an "unauthorized entry" at the property. The individual was observed near the north gate carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can. Agents and a deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confronted the man who was pronounced dead at the scene.

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...

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.