US Secret Service and local police shot and killed a man armed with a shotgun early this morning after he breached a secure perimeter at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, law enforcement officials have said.
Mr Trump is currently in Washington.
The man, was carrying a shotgun and a fuel can, the US Secret Service said, adding that he was observed at the resort's north gate around 1.30am local time (6.30am Irish time).
Two US Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy confronted the man and ordered him to drop the two items, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said at a press conference.
"The only words that we said to him was 'drop the items,'" Palm Beach County sheriff Ric Bradshaw told reporters.
"At which time he put down the gas can, raised the shotgun to a shooting position," Bradshaw said.
The man was declared dead at the scene.
No law enforcement officers were injured.
US media outlets have named the man as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin, who went missing from his home in North Carolina, about 700 miles (1,127 kilometers) north of Mar-a-Lago, yesterday.
Law enforcement officials did not reveal any information about the motive for the incident.
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said the Secret Service "acted quickly and decisively to neutralize a crazy person, armed with a gun and a gas canister, who intruded President Trump's home".
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The FBI has taken over the investigation and is collecting evidence from the scene, officials said.
FBI Director Kash Patel said in a social media post that the agency is "dedicating all necessary resources" to the investigation.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he spoke with Mr Trump after the incident.
Mr Bessent thanked the Secret Service for protecting the president and his family.
"We don't know whether this person was a mastermind, unhinged or what," Mr Bessent said on the Fox News program "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo."
In 2024, Mr Trump faced two assassination attempts, including one at his golf course in West Palm Beach.
Melissa Hortman, a Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota, was shot and killed in June 2025 along with her husband.
Months later, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was also assassinated.
Watch: Police at scene after man shot dead in Florida
