A U.S. Secret Service agent on former first lady Jill Biden’s protective detail accidentally shot their own leg at the Philadelphia International Airport just after 8:30 a.m. Friday.
CNN reported that the wound is non-life-threatening.
In a statement, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said, “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.”
ABC News noted that Jill Biden was not in the area where the negligent discharge occurred. CBS News claimed the discharge occurred as the agent sat “in an unmarked Chevrolet SUV near the 1 PIA Way access point and the Pennsylvania Tower.”
The agent was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition.
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