Baku, February 22, AZERTAC
U.S. Secret Service and local police shot and killed a man armed with a shotgun early on Sunday after he breached a secure perimeter at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, Reuters reported citing enforcement officials.
Trump, who is currently in Washington, was not at the resort at the time.
The man, who appeared to be in his early 20s, was carrying a shotgun and a fuel can, the U.S. Secret Service said, adding that he was observed at the resort's north gate around 1:30 a.m. EST (0630 GMT).
Two U.S. Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy confronted the man and ordered him to drop the two items, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said at a press conference on Sunday morning.
The man put down the gas canister and raised the shotgun "to a shooting position," prompting law enforcement to open fire, Bradshaw said.
The man was declared dead at the scene. No law enforcement officers were injured.
Law enforcement officials did not reveal any information about the motive for the incident. The FBI has taken over the investigation and is collecting evidence from the scene, officials said.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Source: azertag.az
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