A Secret Service agent shot and wounded himself in the leg while guarding former first lady Jill Biden at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday, according to the agency and a report.<\/p>\n
The on-duty agent\u2019s gun went off around 8:30 a.m. while helping escort former President Joe Biden\u2019s wife at the busy travel hub,\u00a0sources told KYW Newsradio.<\/a><\/p>\n The agent suffered a non-life-threatening injury following the \u201cnegligent discharge\u201d that took place while he was handling his service weapon, said Secret Service spokesperson Nate Herring.<\/p>\n A Secret Service agent guarding former first lady Jill Biden shot himself at Philadelphia International Airport, according to a report. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n Members of the Philadelphia Police and U.S. Government officials stage in the area after a United States Secret Service agent shot himself at Philadelphia International Airport on March 27, 2026. Kyle Mazza<\/p>\n \u201cThere was no impact to the protectee\u2019s movement, and they were not present at the time of the incident,\u201d Herring said.<\/p>\n There were no other reported injuries, and the agent is at a hospital in stable condition.<\/p>\n Philadelphia police\u00a0told CBS Philadelphia<\/a>\u00a0that the gun went off while the agent was in an unmarked Chevrolet SUV near the 1 PIA Way access point and the Pennsylvania Tower.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Philadelphia police and other agencies were on scene Friday morning, KYW reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n There were no other reported injuries, and the agent is at a hospital in stable condition. Kyle Mazza<\/p>\n Police tape and officers cordon off an area outside the American Airlines terminal at Philadelphia International Airport. Tim Jimenez \/ KYW Newsradio<\/p>\n \u201cThe Secret Service\u2019s Office of Professional Responsibility will be reviewing the facts and circumstances of this incident,\u201d said the Secret Service spokesperson.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are grateful for our law enforcement and public safety partners who provided medical assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n The accidental discharge comes after a Secret Service agent assigned to protect Vice President JD Vance\u00a0was placed on leave<\/a>\u00a0in January after he divulged sensitive details of his job to a woman who was secretly recording him.<\/p>\n Philadelphia police and other agencies were on scene Friday morning. WTVD News<\/p>\n Philadelphia police said\u00a0that the gun went off while the agent was in an unmarked Chevrolet SUV near the 1 PIA Way access point and the Pennsylvania Tower.\u00a0\u00a0 WTVD News<\/p>\n The agency also faced fierce backlash after a gunman was able to open fire on President Trump while he was on the campaign trail in the summer of 2024.<\/p>\n