Secret Service Agent Tasked With Protecting Former First Lady Jill Biden Accidentally Shoots Himself

A Secret Service agent tasked with protecting former first lady Jill Biden unintentionally shot himself with his own gun at Philadelphia International Airport, sources say.

According to the New York Post, the bodyguard, who was on hand to help escort ex-President Joe Biden’s 74-year-old wife, suffered a non-life-threatening injury after what agency spokesperson Nate Herring called a “negligent discharge” of his service weapon at around 8:30 a.m. on March 27, striking himself in the leg — though some reports say it was in the buttocks!

A witness told CBS News the gun appeared to go off when the agent was trying to get back into an SUV.

Local police said preliminary reports showed the agent accidentally fired his weapon while in an unmarked Chevrolet near the 1 PIA Way access point and the Pennsylvania Tower outside Terminal C, CBS News reported.

The lawman was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and determined to be in stable condition. No one else was injured, and there were no airport disruptions as a result of the mishap, authorities report.

The former first lady was said to not be in the area during the misfire — with Herring announcing, per the New York Post, “There was no impact to the protectee’s movement, and they were not present at the time of the incident.”

The mouthpiece also explained, per the Post, “The Secret Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility will be reviewing the facts and circumstances of this incident. We are grateful for our law enforcement and public safety partners who provided medical assistance.”