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Armed man killed at US President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate

Anthony Howard
February 22, 2026

The US Secret Service has shot and killed an armed man who tried to enter Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The US President was not there at the time, but in Washington, says DW's Misha Komadovsky.

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The US Secret Service says its agents shot and killed an armed man who tried to enter Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Trump was not there, and is currently in Washington, DC. Authorities say the man was shot at the north gate of Mar-a-Lago. The suspect was from North Carolina, and in his early twenties. Investigators say he was reported missing by his family a few days ago.