PHILADELPHIA (CBS PHILADELPHIA) — A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to former first lady Jill Biden accidentally shot himself in the leg at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday morning, according to police.
The Philadelphia Police Department said the incident happened shortly before 8:45 a.m. at the airport.
Police said preliminary reports indicate the agent accidentally fired his gun while in an unmarked Chevrolet SUV near the 1 PIA Way access point and the Pennsylvania Tower.
Biden was not in the area when the agent was injured during a “negligent discharge” of his firearm Friday morning, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told The Associated Press.
The agent was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and placed in stable condition, police said.
Police said no one else was injured and there were no disruptions to operations at the airport.
Police remain on scene investigating the incident.
CBS News Philadelphia reached out to the Secret Service for more information and are waiting to hear back.