The armed man who allegedly breached a secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago, then raised a gun at law enforcement officials on Sunday before being shot by U.S. Secret Service agents and local authorities, worked at a popular golf course in North Carolina and was known for his illustrations of other golf courses, according to multiple sources.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Austin Tucker Martin, 21, from North Carolina. Martin was reported missing within the last few days, Reuters reported.
A security detail detected the man near the north gate of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, at about 1:30 a.m. local time. Authorities said he was carrying a shotgun and a fuel can. The president was in Washington during the incident and not at his property.
Martin worked at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina, just a few miles from the Pinehurst Resort, the headquarters for the USGA and the World Golf Hall of Fame. He was also an illustrator who captured golf landscapes.
His early work focused on pen-and-ink illustrations and he then expanded into watercolor, keeping his digital footprint intentionally streamlined. His online presence centered around his Fresh Sky Illustrations website and an Instagram account, @greenillustrator11, both dedicated to promoting his growing brand. Fresh Sky Illustrations was an art company devoted to capturing a day on the golf course, bringing course landscapes to life through hand-drawn scenes. The company offered framed, original works in select golf course pro shops, while Martin also took on personal commissions.
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