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Armed man killed after entering secure perimeter of Trump's residence

Armed man killed after entering secure perimeter of Trump's residence
source: BBC News

An armed man has been shot dead after entering the secure perimeter of US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, the Secret Service has said.

The man was carrying a shotgun and fuel can when he was stopped and shot by Secret Service agents and a Sheriff's deputy.

The incident happened around yersterday morning when the president was in Washington DC.

The suspect has been named as Austin T Martin of Cameron, North Carolina, according to the BBC's US partner CBS.

His family had reported him missing on Saturday, CBS reports.

Officials are looking into whether he bought the gun along the driving route he took from North Carolina to Florida, according to CBS. 

Service agents fired at him after they saw him "unlawfully entering the secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago early this morning", agency spokesman Anthony Guglielmi posted on X.


Source: BBC

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