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Armed man shot and killed after "unauthorized entry" into Mar-a-Lago perimeter, Secret Service says

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Kaia Hubbard
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Kaia Hubbard is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C.
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Washington — A man armed with a shotgun was shot and killed early Sunday morning after making an "unauthorized entry" into the secure perimeter at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. Secret Service said.

Multiple sources identified the man to CBS News as  21-year-old Austin T. Martin of Cameron, North Carolina. 

Speaking at a news conference Sunday morning, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said the security detail detected that an individual had made his way into the inner perimeter of Mar-a-Lago at around 1:30 a.m. near a gate on the north side.

"A deputy and two Secret Service agents on the detail went to that area to investigate," Bradshaw said. "They confronted a white male that was carrying a gas can and a shotgun."

Bradshaw said the individual was ordered to drop the gas can and shotgun, at which point he put down the gas can and "raised the shotgun to a shooting position." The deputy and Secret Service agents then fired their weapons and "neutralized the threat," Bradshaw said. He said the man was declared dead at the scene. 

Officials are investigating whether Martin purchased the shotgun along his driving route from North Carolina to Florida. His family reported him missing to authorities on Saturday. He had no known prior law-enforcement history, and investigators say the motive remains unknown.

Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Rafael Barros of the U.S. Secret Service Miami Field Office said no law enforcement personnel were injured during the incident. 

The Secret Service noted that no protectees were present at the location during the incident. The Secret Service agents involved have been placed on routine administrative status pending review, which is standard after an officer-involved shooting. The president remained in Washington this weekend. 

Bradshaw said the FBI is leading the investigation into the incident, assisted by the Secret Service and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. 

Nicole Sganga, Pat Milton, Jennifer Jacobs, Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Anna Schecter contributed to this report.

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