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An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, U.S. President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, before being shot and killed early Sunday morning, AP reported citing the U.S. Secret Service.
Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House when the breach occurred around 1:30 a.m., according to the report.
The man had a gas can and a shotgun, authorities said. Investigators identified him as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin of North Carolina, according to the FBI, and authorities said his family had recently reported him missing.
Investigators have not identified a motive.
The man entered the north gate of the property as another vehicle was exiting and was confronted by two Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw.
“He was ordered to drop those two pieces of equipment that he had with him. At which time he put down the gas can, raised the shotgun to a shooting position,” Bradshaw said at a brief press conference, according to AP.
The two agents and the deputy “fired their weapons to neutralize the threat.”