Armed man who illegally entered Mar-a-Lago secure perimeter gets shot and killed – Breaking

| February 22, 2026 | 76 Comments

AI depiction of Mar-a-Lago.

An armed man in his early 20s is alleged to have breached a secure perimeter at approximately 1:30 a.m. this morning. Agents saw something on the man that looked like a shotgun and a fuel can. He appeared at the north gate where he was confronted by Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputy. The man was declared dead. None of the agents or the deputy were injured. No others were injured.

From Fox News:

A man in his early 20s was shot and killed early Sunday after allegedly breaching the secure perimeter of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, the U.S. Secret Service announced.

The Secret Service said the incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. when the suspect made an “unauthorized entry” at the property.

The individual was observed near the north gate carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can.

Agents and a deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) confronted the man who was pronounced dead at the scene.

No Secret Service or PBSO personnel were injured, and no Secret Service protectees were present at the location during the time of the incident, officials said.

The FBI, Secret Service and Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office are investigating, including the man’s background, actions and potential motive, as well as the use of force.

This story is developing.

Reference:

Carnahan, A. (2026, February 22). Armed man shot and killed after ‘unauthorized entry’ into Mar-a-Lago: Secret Service. Fox News. Link.

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STSC(SW/SS)

Another case to be filed under FAFO.

Anonymous

Indeed.
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SFC D

His preferred pronouns are now “fucked around” and “found out”.

Claw

The Whiz Wheel®™ score on him is:

Austin Tucker Martin (FAFO) 26 x 10 = 260

RGR 4-78

I nominate mr martin for the bigly multiplier of 4547. 😉

HT3

The Media as we speak…

akt4cm
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Skivvy Stacker

“…carrying a full-semi-automatic AR-15 Assault AK-47 Rifle…with a thing on the back that goes up…”

A Proud Infidel®™

Maybe a “ghost gun” that fires 530 clips a second?

Skippy

Well he’s definitely DRT

Anonymous

He’s a winner!
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AW1Ed

I was just about to add this Seeker to Mason’s Stupid People of the Week post.

rgr769

Based upon his apparent plan to trespass into Mira Lago with the likely intent to set the place on fire and/or shoot someone with that shotgun, I believe he qualifies for the Darwin Award.

SFC D

He was hired by the head groundskeeper, Carl Spackler, to eradicate a particularly troublesome rodent. The gopher cong.

Fyrfighter

Varmint Cong… with all due respect..

SFC D

I stand corrected.

Odie

Hopefully he hasn’t had a chance to spawn prior to the finding out part.

rgr769

Just saw a social media pic of him with very long hair and an indication he is trannie.

SFC D

I’d say that’s a distinct possibility, since the news media has made no indication of anything other than his name.

Not a Lawyer

There is quite a lot about him out there. His brother is in the Army, his family is all Republican, except junior wasn’t registered to vote, sister died in a car crash. Family is all hunters but said he had no interest in hunting or firearms.

He seems a sullen, loner, starving artist, incel type living in a modular near the golf course where he worked. He was reported missing a few days before the incident.

Nothing about being a tranny. Just another loner living a quiet life of desperation.

Forest Bondurant

Just another example of a mostly peaceful attempt at arson gone bad.

26Limabeans

“The individual was observed near the north gate carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can”

Obviously someone who had just run out of gas and was
seeking assistance. Hell, it was middle of the night and in
a dangerous neighborhood, who can blame him for being
armed?

rgr1480

Agents and a deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) confronted the man who was pronounced dead at the scene.

And they confronted him while he was dead? There is a sentence or two missing in that news report!

Radio says the man was ordered to drop the weapon, but he leveled it at the officers who then shot him.

He was then “…pronounced dead at the scene.”

Graybeard

Whatever else, those Secret Service agents assigned to POTUS get plenty of range time. I ‘spect the Sheriff’s deputies assigned there do as well.

I wonder if in the AAR they’ll score them on their hits?

Old tanker

In the press conference the Sheriff said the suspect was “neutralized”. The pronunciation of death was a tad later.

Prior Service (Ret)

“Abolish the Secret Service!!!!” Or should this just be a “Defund the Secret Service!!” Well, maybe we can just let this one slide with a couple of nazi references. Ugh, it’s so hard keeping up on what the correct Dem overreaction will be.

Anonymous

They’ll want to ban overnight security protection if it only save one violent Leftist sh*tbag’s life.

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rgr769

Maybe this dead “hero” thought he was going to start the equivalent of the Reichstag Fire to take out that present day Hitler, the evil Orange Man Bad.

Not a Lawyer

The Reichstag Fire conveniently allowed Hitler to consolidate power, although it is unlikely he planned it himself, surprised as he was when it happened. Socialists never let a good crisis go to waste.

This is more like a Maurice Bavaud or George Elser style attempt. We have already had several of those type nutters.

Dennis - not chevy

I’ve read reports that Goering started the Reichstag fire. Interesting if true.

rgr769

Well, IIRC, they shot some retarded young Dutchman they claimed was a communist who started the fire. Hitler hated the commies because they were the competition for authoritarian government.

Not a Lawyer

Van der Lube was indeed executed for the crime. He confessed in court and Hitler made a retroactive law that made it a capital crime.

Elser, who tried to kill Hitler later was a communist. Bavaud who also tried to kill Hitler was a far right anti-communist-royalist. Both were executed near the end of the war.

Most don’t understand today that hereditary royalism is far right right because they have been sold the lie that fascism is. There isn’t anything “conservative” about fascism. Although the silly No Kings movement was kind of on to it.

A Proud Infidel®™

Commie – Nazi, same shit, let’s not forget that the nazi party was “National Socialist”, pretty much the same shit!

Anonymous

2:1 the perp’s a left/libtard A-hole with TDS

Graybeard

Just 2:1?
I’d suspect 20:1

MCPO USN

I don’t think visitor hours start at 0130. News just presented a picture of the pump shotgun. Evidently Mr. (Mrs?) Martin was not capable of good decision making, and now never will be. He will forever be a libtard hero like Renee of the not Good driving school.

Anonymous

…or St. Floyd of Fentanyl:
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Army-Air Force Guy

Nancy Pelosi: “Thank you for dying for our sins George Floyd”

Skippy

Stole this one

Skippy

It’s mine now

Forest Bondurant

Also stolen….

MCPO USN

Saint Floyd of Fentanyl, Patron Saint of Counterfeiting and Woman Beating. Be sure to praise him on Juneteenth!

Next up is Saint Jesse of Jackson, Patron Saint of fake evangelicals everywhere…

rgr769

You overlooked his biggest crime, a home invasion of a pregnant woman, which got him a sentence of nine years in the big house. A very unsuccessful “lick” as his peers would say.

rgr769

Correction: Five years pursuant to a plea bargain. He should have received a sentence of over ten years because of use of a pistol by a felon.

SFC D

Just think. If St. Floyd had gotten 10 plus, he just might have a lived a few years longer.

Forest Bondurant

Jackson was a race baiting piece of sh!t.

A Proud Infidel®™

That’s like saying water is wet, fire is hot and shit stinks!

Lurker Curt

Why is it that the first report I read this morning immediately identified the perp as a white male? We usually have to wait for that… Wait, I think I’m seeing a pattern…

AW1 Rod

Can’t wait to hear this assclown’s story. HE won’t be telling it, however.

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Skippy

Probably identifies multiple of the 99 genders

Anonymous

Voted for Kamala, betcha.

woke-retarded-democrat
Fully Semi-Automatic

nO oNe Is IlLeGaL oN sToLeN lAnD..,,.,.,,.!!!’’’!!!,

Tallywhagger

Had to get someone else to make a spectacle of himself? Should have been in bed, sleeping.

HT3

Off topic…SUCK IT CANADA!!!
Get out the brooms for a clean sweep of America’s hat, Canada. The Men and Women beat them at their game.
USA! USA! USA!

Suck-it-Canada
nbcguyACTUAL

Just think. Had Canada taken up our offer to be the 51st state, they’d be double gold medal winners in Olympic hockey….

Sapper3307

Yup,

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Not a Lawyer
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MustangCryppie

That save by the USA goalie was unFUCKINGbelievable!

41 saves during the game!!! Dayyum!

AW1 Rod

Jack Hughes.

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Forest Bondurant

Good for Jack. I quit watching the Olympics years ago once they started allowing seasoned professionals play. Just my 2 cents.

Toxic Deplorable B Woodman

Typical hockey mouth.

AW1 Rod

Wasn’t that way before the game. Took a high stick to the face in the 2nd period.

Odie

A hockey player with all his original teeth is considered a rookie.

Sapper3307

Starting to a pattern?

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Forest Bondurant

(Not that there’s anything wrong with that…)

//Sarc off//

Toxic Deplorable B Woodman

Clones?

SFC D

It’s a good thing Secret Service and PBSO shoot better than NYPD. There could’ve been dozens kilt.

MustangCryppie

too bad, so sad.

Not a Lawyer

Crickets from legacy media.

This is why they are obsolete.

Honor and Courage

Bang Bang Stop or I’ll shoot!

JTB

His TDS was cured on the spot…

Old tanker

I’d be interested in the body cam footage from the Deputy. I seriously doubt any of the sec service folks have one. I imagine the perp was well and truly ventilated given he pointed a shot gun at them.

Not a Lawyer

The SS absolutely do have body cams. Here is the policy on usage. I doubt many of their PD videos are releasable as they would reveal sensitive security information.

https://www.secretservice.gov/sites/default/files/reports/2023-12/dep-01-4.pdf

Not a Lawyer

I was unaware that there was a teen who bum rushed the capitol building in full gear toting a shottie last week as well. He was from Georgia.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/17/us-news/police-arrest-georgia-man-18-who-charged-us-capitol-building-wearing-tactical-vest-holding-loaded-shotgun/

Commissar

Why are Trump supporters trying to kill him?

Not a Lawyer

You might check your premises, there appears to be an error.