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3 key details about armed man killed after breaching Mar-a-Lago's secure perimeter

By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter
Former U.S. President Donald Trump's residence in Mar-A-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida on August 9, 2022. Trump said August 8, 2022, that his Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida was being
Former U.S. President Donald Trump's residence in Mar-A-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida on August 9, 2022. Trump said August 8, 2022, that his Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida was being "raided" by FBI agents in what he called an act of "prosecutorial misconduct." | Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images

More details have surfaced about the armed man who was shot and killed early Sunday morning after he breached the secure perimeter of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida while carrying a gas can and a shotgun. 

According to officials, the man who was killed by U.S. Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy has been identified as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin of North Carolina. 

Here are three things to know about the armed man who was shot and killed at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. 

Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman

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