Authorities have confirmed the identity of an armed intruder shot dead while trying to enter President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort
US media have confirmed the man killed by agents was 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin.
Earlier, investigators said the North Carolina man had been reported missing a few days ago by his family.
Agents shot and killed him when he attempted to “unlawfully enter a secure perimeter” at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach.
He raised a shotgun and was also in possession of a gas canister, the Secret Service said.
A spokesman for the service said the suspect left North Carolina and headed south, picking up the weapon along the way.
The box for the gun was recovered in his vehicle.
The suspect had driven through the north gate of Mar-a-Lago while another vehicle was exiting.
Investigators are still trying to determine the motive and his psychological profile.
Earlier, the Secret Service said his identity was being withheld until his next of kin had been identified.
Rick Bradshaw, the Palm Beach County sheriff, revealed details of the exchange that took place between the agent on the scene and the invader.
“Words that we said to him was, ‘drop the items’,” Mr Bradshaw told reporters at the news conference.
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He said they were speaking about the gas can and the shotgun in the man’s possession.
He then “put the gas can down and pointed the shotgun at the officers”, Mr Bradshaw added.
The number of shots fired has not been revealed and the sheriff said that particular detail was not part of the investigation.
The Secret Service said in its earlier statement that its agents who were involved would be given routine administrative leave pending the investigation’s outcome.
