Overview
- Authorities say the man entered through the north gate around 1:30 a.m., carrying a shotgun and a gasoline can, and was shot after raising the weapon toward officers.
- The deceased has been identified as Austin Tucker Martin, 21, of North Carolina, whom family had recently reported missing.
- Investigators believe he traveled south from North Carolina and obtained the shotgun en route, and they recovered the firearm’s box from his vehicle.
- President Donald Trump and the first lady were in Washington at the time of the breach, and no law-enforcement officers were injured.
- The FBI, the Secret Service and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office are processing scene and body-camera evidence and have asked nearby residents to share any exterior camera footage.