US media reports progress on "man attempting to break into Mar-a-Lago mansion shot dead": Trump has been briefed.

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23/02/2026
According to local time on the 22nd, a White House official revealed to CNN that President Trump has been briefed on the incident of a man who was shot dead while trying to break into Mar-a-Lago estate. The U.S. Secret Service announced on the 22nd that a man attempted to break into the Mar-a-Lago estate in the early morning and was shot dead by Secret Service agents and police. The man was found near the north gate of the estate and was suspected to be carrying a firearm and a fuel can. Authorities are investigating the background, behavior, and motives of the man. CNN reported that at the time of the incident, Trump was in the White House, not at the Mar-a-Lago estate.