Note: The Daily Mail initially reported that the agent shot himself in the leg, but journalist Susan Crabtree later clarified that the shot actually hit his butt. The headline of this story has been updated accordingly, but the rest remains unchanged.
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Daily Mail reported Friday that a Secret Service agent protecting former First Lady Jill Biden shot himself in the buttocks at the Philadelphia International Airport.
“The agent shot himself in the leg just after 8.30am Friday while on an assignment to protect Biden,” the Daily Mail reported, citing a Secret Service spokesman.
“He suffered a non-life-threatening injury after what the federal agency described as a ‘negligent discharge while handling a service weapon.”
🚨SECRET SERVICE SCOOP: New details about the agent who shot himself earlier today while accompanying Jill Biden to the Philly airport.
The agent was apparently rushing and fumbling around after forgetting his cell phone in the SUV, sources told @RCPolitics.
The agent was… https://t.co/iOmeF1jK4m
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) March 27, 2026
Jill Biden was not present during the incident, nor did the shooting affect her trip. A spokesman said the agency’s office of professional responsibility is investigating the matter.
The Daily Mail reported that police tape was roping off Terminal C near the American Airlines ticketing desk.
“Officers were seen surrounding a black Chevy Suburban inside the cordon. The vehicle’s trunk and front passenger-side door were left open,” the outlet said.
“A medic unit responded to the scene, but then left, followed by a police car.”
Friday’s incident comes about 18 months after another Secret Service officer shot himself in September 2024–on the heels of two assassination attempts on Donald Trump. In that case, a Secret Service officer reportedly shot himself in the foot while he was near the Israeli ambassador’s residence in Washington DC.
“According to USSS, the agent was on duty during the ‘negligent discharge’ while he was handling his weapon shortly before 8 p.m. in the area of 32nd and Fessenden streets Northwest,” a local DC news station reported at the time.
“His injuries were not life threatening, and the officer was taken to a hospital for evaluation and treatment. USSS says no one else was injured in the incident.”
Ken Silva is the editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/jd_cashless.
