Armed man shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago Sunday

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+ National Armed man shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago Sunday February 23, 20266:40 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition Luke Garrett Armed man shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago Sunday Listen &middot; 1:21 1:21 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed "> <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5722914/nx-s1-9659395" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript An armed man was shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday. President Trump was in Washington, D.C., at the time. Sponsor Message LEILA FADEL, HOST: 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. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) 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. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) 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. (SOUNDBITE OF DUNGEN'S "PERI BANU VID SJON") Copyright &copy; 2026 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Accuracy and availability of NPR transcripts may vary. Transcript text may be revised to correct errors or match updates to audio. Audio on npr.org may be edited after its original broadcast or publication. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. Facebook Flipboard Email Read & Listen Home News Culture Music Podcasts & Shows Connect Newsletters Facebook Instagram Press Public Editor Corrections Transcripts Contact & Help About NPR Overview Diversity NPR Network Accessibility Ethics Finances Get Involved Support Public Radio Sponsor NPR NPR Careers NPR Shop NPR Extra Terms of Use Privacy Your Privacy Choices Text Only Sponsor Message Sponsor MessageBecome an NPR sponsor (function () { var loadPageJs = function () { (window.webpackJsonp=window.webpackJsonp||[]).push([[22],{1167:function(e,n,c){e.exports=c(323)},323:function(e,n,c){"use strict";c.p=NPR.serverVars.webpackPublicPath,Promise.all([c.e(1),c.e(2),c.e(3),c.e(4),c.e(84)]).then(function(e){c(3),c(1140),c(116),c(94),c(52),c(493),c(239),c(102),c(104),c(1141),c(143),c(1142),c(238),c(48),c(1143)}.bind(null,c)).catch(c.oe)}},[[1167,0]]]); }; if (document.readyState === 'complete') { loadPageJs(); } else { window.addEventListener('load', function load() { window.removeEventListener('load', load, false); loadPageJs(); }); } })();