Rare Fatal Shootings by the Secret Service

Two Secret Service agents and a sheriff’s deputy shot and killed an armed North Carolina man early Sunday morning after he breached the security perimeter at Mar-a-Lago. President Trump was not there at the time. The Secret Service, charged with protecting the president and other top government officials, has rarely had fatal encounters during the agency’s 160-year history.

"Our people work day and night to ensure threats never reach the point of confrontation," said Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesman for the Secret Service. He noted that officials at the agency’s national threat assessment center research threat behavior and analyze intelligence.

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