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Austin Tucker Martin, gunman shot dead by Secret Service at Mar-a-Lago, was obsessed with Epstein files: report (nypost.com)
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[-] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 2 points 2 days ago

Was there an actual gun? I just saw them show a shitty printout of a gun.

[-] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Not that I normally trust cops, but I generally believe this...
They probably didn't yell "drop the gun" and wait for him to assume a firing position before killing him though...

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