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The Secret Service says a man was shot dead at President Trump's private club in Palm Beach, Florida. Officials say the man entered Mar-a-Lago with a weapon. Trump was not there. He spent the weekend in Washington. NPR's Luke Garrett reports.
LUKE GARRETT, BYLINE: Secret Service officials said a man entered the north gate of President Trump's private club in the early hours of Sunday morning. Two Secret Service agents and a sheriff's deputy stopped the gunman there, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw.
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RIC BRADSHAW: They confronted a white male that was carrying a gas can and a shotgun.
GARRETT: The agents and deputy then ordered him to drop his items, Bradshaw said.
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BRADSHAW: At which time he put down the gas can, raised the shotgun to a shooting position. At that point in time, the deputy and the two Secret Service agents fired their weapons and neutralized the threat.
GARRETT: The FBI later identified the man as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin of Moore County, North Carolina. Officials said no agents or officers were injured. The incident comes just weeks after the man who attempted to assassinate Trump in 2024 in Florida was sentenced to life in prison. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt praised the agents, posting on X, quote, "the United States Secret Service acted quickly and decisively to neutralize a crazy person." The FBI is leading the investigation.
Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
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