Austin Tucker Martin, North Carolina man reported missing by his family, shot and killed while attempting to trespass Donald Trump Mar-a-Lago Palm Beach, Florida residence with shot gun and gas canister. Declined to drop weapon and fuel canister when commanded. Suspect is believed to have come to assassinate President Trump.
An armed man was shot and killed by the Secret Service in the early hours of the morning after unlawfully entering the secure perimeter at Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.
Austin Tucker Martin, 21, was holding a shotgun and a fuel can as he tried to enter Trump’s Palm Beach residence near the north side around 1.30am on Sunday, the Secret Service said.
At the time of the trespassing, President Trump and wife Melania were in Washington D.C.
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Suspect refused to put down shotgun
At the time of the intrusion, Martin drove through the north gate of Mar-a-Lago as another vehicle was exiting and was confronted by Secret Service agents, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said.
Two Secret Service agents and one deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office ordered him to drop his weapons.
‘They confronted a white male that was carrying a gas can and a shotgun. He was ordered to drop those two pieces of equipment that he had with him,’ Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said at a press conference Sunday morning.
Martin set down the fuel can but then raised the shotgun in a threatening posture towards officers leading to the armed trespasser to be shot dead. The armed intruder was declared dead at the scene. No injuries were incurred by law enforcement or secret service agents.
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No known motive
Investigators believe the ‘suspect’ traveled south in the days prior to the incident and obtained the shotgun along the way. He had been reported missing by his family several days earlier.
Read a post shared by Martin’s aunt, Chrissie Fields, ‘My nephew Austin Tucker Martin is missing. He left home at 1:00 pm yesterday and hasn’t had contact with anyone since 7:51 yesterday. This is not like him at all. Vass/Southern Pines area. The local police are involved and they have also reached out to the FBI. Please reach out if you have seen him.’
A missing person flyer shared online stated, ‘Tucker Austin Martin was last heard from on Feb 21st at 7:51pm! Drives a 2013 Silver Volkswagen Tigeaun Approx 6 foot tall and lives in the Carthage NC area.’
Read a post shared by Melissa Martin, ‘Please share so we can find my boy!.
‘If any one see Tucker Martin (Austin) please contact Melissa Martin , or any of his family members. He’s been gone since yesterday we are deeply concerned. PRAYERS ARE SO APPRECIATED!!!!!! THANK YOU.’
A specific motive for the breach has not yet been established amid fears of a possible Trump assassination attempt, as authorities continue to investigate.
