A US Secret Service particular agent on former first girl Jill Biden’s safety detail accidentally shot himself in the leg at the Philadelphia International Airport Friday morning, an company official mentioned.
“On Friday morning just after 8:30, an on-duty U.S. Secret Service Special Agent suffered a non-life-threatening injury following a negligent discharge while handling a service weapon at the Philadelphia International Airport during a protective assignment,” USSS spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi mentioned in a press release.
The incident is predicted to be investigated by the company’s Office of Professional Responsibility, however will increase further questions a couple of workforce below important pressure.
The former first girl was at the airport however was not current when the incident occurred. No one else was injured, Guglielmi mentioned.
The agent, he mentioned, was given medical help at the airport and “is being evaluated at an area hospital in stable condition.”
Biden appeared Wednesday at the opening evening of Public Charge, a brand new off-Broadway play written by her former chief of workers, Julissa Reynoso. The first girl’s workplace declined to remark on the incident.