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Austin Tucker Martin

Age : 21

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 02/22/2026

Location : Mar-a-Lago

City : Palm Beach

County : Palm Beach

State : Florida

Agency : United States Secret Service; Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after entering restricted perimeter at Mar-a-Lago

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 02/22/2026, Austin Tucker Martin, 21, drove into the restricted perimeter of the Mar-a-Lago property in Palm Beach during overnight security hours. United States Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy confronted him after he crossed the secured boundary. Police stated he had a shotgun and a gas can in his possession. Officers ordered him to drop the items. According to law enforcement, he put down the gas can but then lifted the shotgun toward officers. Agents and the deputy opened fire, striking him. He was pronounced dead shortly afterward. Federal authorities began an investigation into the incident.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wabe.org/armed-man-shot-and-killed-after-entering-secure-perimeter-of-mar-a-lago-secret-service-says/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-secret-service-agents-killed-man-trying-to-unlawfully-enter-trumps-mar-a-lago-2026-02-22/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/22/mar-a-lago-armed-man-shot-killed
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/secret-service-says-an-armed-man-was-shot-and-killed-after-entering-mar-a-lagos-secure-perimeter