奥斯汀·马丁，21岁，在安保圈内向内挥舞猎枪，国土安全部停摆期间特工与副手中和威胁
作者：查尔斯·克莱茨（Charles Creitz），福克斯新闻（Fox News）
发布时间：2026年2月24日 美国东部时间凌晨5:00
美国特勤局参与的一起周末发生在海湖庄园安保范围内的猎枪枪击事件，再次引人关注国土安全部部分停摆的问题。
两名美国特勤局特工和一名棕榈滩县治安官办公室副手与21岁的奥斯汀·马丁对峙，随后开枪将其击毙。当局称，马丁是在一个为车辆开启的通道出口处溜入后挥舞武器的。
棕榈滩县治安官里克·布拉肖描述道：”他们面对一名携带汽油罐和猎枪的白人男子。他被命令放下这两件装备——此时他放下了汽油罐，却将猎枪举至射击位置……副手和两名特勤局特工开枪，消除了威胁。”
这些特工正是因国土安全部持续部分停摆而无薪工作的众多危险岗位人员之一。共和党人表示，停摆是民主党要求改革移民和海关执法局（ICE）（该局通过其他方式仍获资助）所致。
佛罗里达州代托纳海滩（距离海湖庄园不远）众议员兰迪·法恩称，这一事件证明特勤局无论在何种情况下都展现了勇气。
法恩在声明中说：”对特朗普总统在海湖庄园的暗杀企图，是对我国日益增长的左翼政治暴力的严峻提醒。”
“感谢特勤局制服了这名恐怖分子。尽管民主党因停摆国土安全部而拒绝支付他们的薪水，这些男女特工仍坚守岗位。”
白宫高级顾问斯蒂芬·米勒对此情况回应更为尖锐：
“民主党投票决定削减特勤局、国土安全部调查局（与特勤局合作）以及所有支持特勤局的情报和执法职能。”
“历史上从未有过联邦执法机构被故意削减预算的情况。”
得克萨斯州众议院小企业委员会主席罗杰·威廉姆斯补充道，美国人应当关注那些无论是否获得报酬都迅速响应的特工。
“随着我们对今早海湖庄园持枪男子事件了解增多，必须铭记那些勇敢响应的特工，他们因民主党领导的停摆而无薪为国家服务。”
事件发生前，参议院多数党党鞭约翰·巴罗索（怀俄明州共和党人）警告称，若部分停摆持续，特勤局和联邦应急管理局（FEMA）等机构将陷入困境。
“民主党将非法移民罪犯置于美国人民安全之上。”他在2月12日的参议院发言中表示。
至少有一名民主党人对此次特工参与的枪击事件做出回应。
佛罗里达州众议员洛伊丝·弗兰克尔（特朗普在海湖庄园的地址在其选区范围内）表示：”政治暴力永远不是解决办法。”
“感谢特勤局和棕榈滩县执法部门今日迅速响应并持续致力于保障总统安全。”
东北部暴风雪对FEMA等资源暂停机构构成额外挑战，同时国土安全部运营的某些服务（如国会议员的TSA护送）也已暂停。
福克斯新闻的伊莉丝·奥吉奥尼对此报道亦有贡献。
DHS shutdown looms over Mar-a-Lago shooting as unpaid Secret Service agents neutralize armed suspect
Austin Martin, 21, brandished shotgun inside secure perimeter before agents and deputy neutralized threat during DHS shutdown
By Charles Creitz
Fox News
Published February 24, 2026 5:00am EST
The U.S. Secret Service-involved shooting of a man with a shotgun inside the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago over the weekend brought the Department of Homeland Security’s partial shutdown into new focus.
Two USSS agents and a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputy confronted and later shot and killed Austin Martin, 21, who authorities said slipped through a vehicular exit gate that had opened for a car before brandishing his weapon.
“They confronted a white male that was carrying a gas can and a shotgun. He was ordered to drop those two pieces of equipment that he had with him – at which time he put down the gas can, raised the shotgun to a shooting position… the deputy and the two Secret Service agents fired their weapons and neutralized the threat,” according to Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw.
A U.S. Secret Service agent, left, protects President Donald Trump, right.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Those agents are among the many working their dangerous jobs without pay due to the ongoing partial shutdown of DHS, which Republicans say was brought on by Democrats’ demands that ICE, which remains funded through other means, be reformed.
Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., who represents Daytona Beach just up the coast from Mar-a-Lago, said the incident proves the bravery of the Secret Service no matter the circumstances.
“The attempted assassination of President Trump at Mar-a-Lago is a stark reminder of growing leftist political violence in our country,” Fine said in a statement.
“Grateful to the Secret Service who neutralized the terrorist. Even as Democrats refuse to pay them because of their shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, these men and women continue to stand their post.”
Top White House aide Stephen Miller offered an even more pointed response to the dynamic:
President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 6, 2025. (L) An aerial view of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla.(Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images; AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
“Democrats voted to defund Secret Service, Homeland Security Investigations (who partner with Secret Service) and all the intelligence and law enforcement functions that support Secret Service,” Miller said.
“Never before in history has federal law enforcement been purposefully defunded.”
House Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams of Texas added that Americans should take note of the agents who responded whether paid or not.
“As we continue to learn more about the armed man at Mar-a-Lago this morning, we must remember that the brave agents who responded are serving our country without pay due to the Democrat-led shutdown,” Williams, R-Texas, said.
Prior to the incident, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., warned that the Secret Service and other agencies like FEMA would be put in a bad spot if the partial shutdown went forward.
“Democrats are prioritizing illegal immigrant criminals ahead of the safety of the American people,” he said in a February 12 floor speech.
An aerial view shows the Mar-a-Lago estate and the north gate in Palm Beach, Florida, following reports of a shooting incident, February 22, 2026.(Fox News)
At least one Democrat did react to the agent-involved shooting.
Rep. Lois Frankel of Florida, for whom Trump is technically a constituent at his Mar-a-Lago address, said that “political violence is never the answer.”
“Thank you to the Secret Service and Palm Beach County law enforcement for their swift response today and for their continued work in keeping the president safe,” Frankel said.
The Northeast blizzard presents separate challenges for resource-suspended agencies like FEMA, while certain Homeland Security-run services, such as TSA escorts for members of Congress, are also suspended.
Fox News’ Elise Oggioni contributed to this report.
发表回复