Man shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago seemed afraid of guns, cousin says
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Key Points:
- Austin Tucker Martin, a 21-year-old golf course groundskeeper from North Carolina, was shot and killed after entering Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun and threatening Secret Service agents and a sheriff’s deputy.
- Martin, who rarely discussed politics and came from a family of Trump supporters, reportedly seemed afraid of guns and had no known motive for the incident, which occurred while former President Trump was at the White House.
- Investigators believe Martin purchased the shotgun while driving to Florida, and his family had recently reported him missing prior to the event.
- Martin lived modestly near Cameron, N.C., had lost his sister in a car accident the previous year, and had started a business selling pen drawings, with no evident political involvement.
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