Mar-a-Lago shooting: Secret Service agent hits man with shotgun near Trump mansion

Agents of the US Secret Service 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, on Sunday night. 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 at Mar-a-Lago.
  • The man was carrying objects resembling a shotgun and a canister.
  • The incident happened while Trump was in Washington.
  • The identity of the man will be released after informing the relatives.
  • The authorities are checking the man’s past and the motive for his actions.

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.

Trump was in Washington

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.

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