The U.S. Secret Service said on Sunday its agents shot and killed a man in his 20s after he tried to unlawfully enter a secure perimeter at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Trump is currently in Washington.
Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw told reporters Sunday morning that a deputy and two Secret Service agents confronted the man after he entered the secure perimeter with a gas can and shotgun.
“He was ordered to drop those two pieces of equipment he had with him, at which time he put down the gas can, raised the shotgun to a shooting position,” the sheriff said.
“At that point in time, the deputy and the two Secret Service agents fired their weapons and neutralized the threat. He is deceased at the scene.”
The suspect’s intentions at the resort are unclear.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The United States is facing a spike in political violence. In 2024, 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.
This story is developing and will be updated.
Reuters contributed to this report.
