Ryan Routh, 59, was sentenced to life for plotting to kill the US president at a Florida golf course<\/p>\n
Donald Trump resident at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. FILE PHOTO: REUTERS <\/p>\n
The US Secret Service said Sunday its agents had shot and killed an armed man who illegally entered the premises of President Donald Trump\u00b4s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.<\/p>\n
Trump was in Washington at the time of the incident, which officials said happened around 1:30am (0630 GMT).<\/p>\n
“An armed man was shot & killed by US Secret Service agents & @PBCountySheriff after unlawfully entering the secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago early this morning,” agency spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a post on X.<\/p>\n
\nAn armed man was shot & killed by U.S. Secret Service agents & @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 @FBI<\/a> and Palm Beach County. pic.twitter.com\/jAXhdb1xEL<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) February 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
The suspect, a man in his early 20s, was observed by the north gate of the Mar-a-Lago property carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can,” the agency said in a statement.<\/p>\n
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Agents confronted the man and fired shots. No US officers were injured. Trump has been the target of several assassination plots or attempts.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Ryan Routh, 59, <\/a>who plotted to assassinate the president at a Florida golf course in September 2024, two months before the US election, was sentenced to life in prison.<\/p>\n
Routh’s planned attack on Trump came two months after an assassination attempt on the Republican leader in Pennsylvania, where 20-year-old Matthew Crooks fired several shots<\/a> during a rally, one of them grazing Trump\u00b4s right ear.<\/p>\n
That attack, in which a rallygoer was killed, proved to be a turning point in Trump’s return to power. Crooks was immediately shot and killed by security forces and his motive remains unknown.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n