Man fatally shot by law enforcement at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach

February 22, 2026 - 18:30

A man was shot and killed by law enforcement personnel at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., early Sunday morning, The Hill reported. 

Secret Service chief of communications Anthony Guglielmi said the man, in early 20s, was killed after “unlawfully entering the secure perimeter” at the resort around 1:30 a.m. local time Sunday. Two Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to the incident, where shots were fired by law enforcement officials, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric L. Bradshaw said at a Sunday presser.
Local and federal officials are investigating whether it was a Secret Service agent or the local sheriff’s office deputy who fatally shot the man, Bradshaw said.

The president is in Washington, D.C., and The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment. Trump often spends his weekends at the Florida resort.

Guglielmi, in his Sunday statement, said that the man was seen by the north gate of the property “carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can.”

“He was ordered to drop those two pieces of equipment that he had with him, at which time he put down the gas can and raised the shotgun to a shooting position,” Bradshaw said. “At that point in time, the deputy and the two Secret Service agents fired their weapons and neutralized the threat.”

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