US Secret Service agents have shot and killed a man who illegally entered the security perimeter of the Mar-a-Lago complex in Florida, the private residence of US President Donald Trump. He was in the White House in Washington at the time. TASR informs about it according to the reports of Reuters, AP and Sky News.
- The Secret Service shot and killed a man after breaking into the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
- President Trump and his wife Melania were in Washington at the time of the incident.
- The man who was shot was carrying objects resembling a shotgun and a canister of fuel.
- The man’s identity will be released only after informing his relatives.
- The authorities are investigating the origin and motive of the man who was shot.
The identity of the shot man will be released only after informing his relatives. According to a statement from the US Secret Service (USSS), it was a man in his 20s who was observed near the north gate of the Mar-a-Lago complex with objects resembling a shotgun and a fuel canister. The authorities have already started checking his past and possible motive.
The White House has not yet responded to a request for comment. His wife Melania was with Trump in Washington at the time of the incident.