The US Secret Service announced that their agents had fatally shot an armed individual who had unlawfully entered President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. President Trump was in Washington during the incident, which occurred around 1:30 am (0630 GMT).
According to agency spokesman Anthony Guglielmi, “An armed man was shot & killed by US Secret Service agents & @PBCountySheriff after unlawfully entering the secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago early this morning.”
The suspect, described as a man in his early 20s, was seen near the north gate of the Mar-a-Lago property carrying what seemed to be a shotgun and a fuel can, as stated by the agency. Upon confrontation by agents, shots were fired. Fortunately, no US officers sustained injuries. President Trump has faced various assassination plots or attempts.
In a separate incident earlier this month, Ryan Routh, aged 59, who conspired to assassinate the president at a Florida golf course in September 2024, just before the US election, was sentenced to life imprisonment.
