{"id":2572389,"date":"2026-02-22T11:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T16:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-armed-man-shot-breaking-into-mar-a-lago-carrying-fuel-can-shotgun\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T11:52:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T16:52:53","slug":"breaking-armed-man-shot-breaking-into-mar-a-lago-carrying-fuel-can-shotgun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-armed-man-shot-breaking-into-mar-a-lago-carrying-fuel-can-shotgun\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Armed Man Shot Breaking Into Mar-A-Lago Carrying Fuel Can, Shotgun"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-armed-man-shot-breaking-into-mar-a-lago-carrying-fuel-can-shotgun%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2572389&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An armed man was shot and killed by U.S. Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff\u2019s deputy after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-proud-boys-indicted-on-conspiracy-charges-for-alleged-role-in-u-s-capitol-riot\/\" title=\"Two Proud Boys Indicted On Conspiracy Charges For Alleged Role In U.S. ... Riot\">unlawfully entering<\/a> teh secure perimeter of Donald Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago estate early Sunday. Trump was not at the Florida residence at the time, hosting governors at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Key details:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The man was carrying what appeared too be a shotgun and a fuel can and approached the inner perimeter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Secret Service and PBSO officers confronted him; he dropped a gasoline can and raised the shotgun.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Agents fired to stop the threat, and no Secret Service or PBSO personnel were injured.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The individual\u2019s identity has not been released.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The incident is being investigated by the FBI, the Secret Service, and the Palm Beach County Sheriff\u2019s Office; the agents involved will be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; additional context mentions prior threats to Trump in 2024 and a separate incident at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An armed man who entered the secure space of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s Mar-a-Lago estate was shot and killed early Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place at about 1:30 a.m., according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5749682-man-shot-trump-mar-a-lago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office deputy shot the man, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/law-enforcement-shoots-kills-man-mar-lago-secret-service-rcna260141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was not at his Florida residence at the time. He was hosting a meeting of the nation&rsquo;s governors at the White House.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An armed man was shot &amp; killed by U.S. Secret Service agents &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PBCountySheriff?\">@PBCountySheriff<\/a> after unlawfully entering the secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago early this morning. A press briefing with additional details will be held at 9:00 a.m with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBI?\">@FBI<\/a> and Palm Beach County. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jAXhdb1xEL\">pic.twitter.com\/jAXhdb1xEL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJGuglielmi\/status\/2025568622844707043?\">February 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\"); 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the Secret Service statement said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No U.S. Secret Service or PBSO personnel were injured,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The individual&rsquo;s identity has not yet been released.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The incident, including the individual&rsquo;s background, actions, potential motive, and the use of force, is under investigation by the FBI, the U.S. Secret Service, and the Palm Beach County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office,&rdquo; the Secret Service statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The agents involved will be placed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fema-workers-suspended-after-signing-katrina-declaration-over-concerns-of-funding-risks\/\" title=\"FEMA workers suspended after signing &#039;Katrina Declaration&#039; over concerns of funding risks\">administrative leave &#038;ldquo<\/a>;pending the outcome of the investigation,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Secret Service communication chief Anthony Guglielmi said no Secret Service protecees were at the residence during the incident, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/02\/22\/man-shot-killed-mar-a-lago\/88811000007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said the suspect was &ldquo;just inside the inner perimeter of the compound,&rdquo; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/cr57l3rj3yqt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He said officers told the man, &ldquo;Drop the items&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The man dropped a can of gasoline he was carrying and raised the shotgun as if to fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Agents then fired to stop the threat, Bradshaw said.<\/p>\n<p>During his 2024 president campaign, Trump was shot in the ear during a July rally in Butler Pennsylvania. A second attempt was made on his life by Ryan Routh, who was recently sentenced to prison for his 2024 attempt to attack Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, an 18-year-old man was arrested after Capitol Police interrupted his dash toward the U.S. Capitol. Lawmakers were out of town, but many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-sheldon-whitehouse-senior-staff-as-white-as-his-private-beach-club\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: Sheldon Whitehouse Senior Staff as White as His Private Beach Club\">congressional staff members<\/a>, however, would have been at the Capitol when the incident took place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The man was wearing a tactical vest and gloves and carried a loaded shotgun, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/armed-man-wearing-tactical-vest-arrested-us-capitol-police-say-rcna259411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alert-gunman-arrested-at-capitol-today-carrying-loaded-shotgun-wearing-tactical-vest\/\" title=\"ALERT: Gun... Arrested at ... Today ... ... Loaded ...gun, Wearing Tactical Vest\">suspect carried additional rounds<\/a> for the shotgun. 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Trump was not at the Florida estate at the time, as he was indoors at the White House hosting a governors\u2019 meeting. The Secret Service said the man appeared to be carrying a shotgun and a fuel can; no Secret Service or PBSO personnel were injured and the man\u2019s identity has not been released. The incident is being investigated by the FBI, the Secret Service, and the Palm Beach County Sheriff\u2019s Office, and the involved agents will be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome. A press briefing with the FBI and Palm Beach County is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. to provide additional details. 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