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Mar-a-Lago shotgun-wielding madman ID’d as North Carolina golf course artist

The crazed gunman who was shot dead after trying to enter Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun and a gas can has been identified as a North Carolina artist who was reported missing by his mom.

Austin Tucker Martin, 21, of Cameron, North Carolina, was killed by law enforcement in the early hours of Sunday morning, law enforcement sources told The Post.

He was reported missing by his family to authorities on Saturday.

Austin Tucker Martin, 21, of Cameron, North Carolina, was ID’d as the gunman. Facebook/Melissa Martin The gun retrieved after Martin was fatally shot by the Secret Service. PBSO Officials are still investigating whether he bought the gun en route to Florida.

According to his social media, his family was frantically looking for him after he disappeared on Saturday night.

Tucker Martin’s social media shows that he was obsessed with drawing scenes from the golf courses in the Sandhills region — which includes the famed Pinehurst.

Read original at New York Post

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