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The armed man shot and killed by Secret Service as he tried to enter Mar-a-Lago on Sunday was obsessed with the Epstein files and begged others to “raise awareness” in the days before his death.
Austin Tucker Martin, 21, from North Carolina, was shot by local police and Secret Service agents as he brandished a shotgun on Trump’s West Palm Beach estate.
He had been reported missing by his family on Saturday.
TMZ obtained a series of strange text messages Martin exchanged with a co-worker on 15 February, a week ago.
In the messages, Martin shared his thoughts about the “evil” contained in the Epstein files, apparently without any prompt.
“I don’t know if you read up on the Epstein Files, but evil is real and unmistakable,” he wrote.
“The best people like you and I can do is use what little influence we have. Tell other people about what you hear about the Epstein files and what the government is doing about it. Raise awareness.”
His co-worker never replied to the messages, but on the morning before Martin’s death, he asked, “Where are you?”
The New York Post reports, “Other colleagues told the outlet that Martin was deeply disturbed by what he believed was a concerted government campaign to cover up the Epstein files so elites could continue ‘getting away with it.’”
“They also said he voiced frustrations about the economy and how difficult it is for young people to afford to live on their own. He went so far as to try and organize a union at the country club for higher wages, but no one supported the move, the outlet reported.”
Sources claim Martin was a vocal supporter of President Trump, like the “majority” of his family.
One of Martin’s cousins said the violence was out of character.
“He wouldn’t even hurt an ant. He doesn’t even know how to use a gun,” Fields said.
The President and First Lady were at the White House at the time of the attack.
The investigation continues.
