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 Secret Service said in a statement that the incident occurred Sunday around 1:30 a.m. Secret Service agents and a deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office confronted the man, who was carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can. Shots were fired at the individual, the Secret Service said, and the individual was pronounced deceased.
The Secret Service noted that no protectees were present at the location during the incident. The president remained in Washington this weekend.
This is an aerial view of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, Aug. 10,2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. An employee of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, Carlos De Oliveria, is expected to make his first court appearance Monday, July,31, on charges accusing him of scheming with the former president to hide security footage from investigators probing Trump’s hoarding of classified documents. (AP Photo/ Steve Helber, File)
The incident is under investigation by the FBI, Secret Service and Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Officials will hold a news conference on the incident Sunday morning.
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