Secret Service Agent Fires Shots Near Yellen’s DC Home

Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen gives remarks at an event celebrating the Community Development Financial Institutions FUND (CDFI) at the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington on Nov. 21, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

A United States Secret Service (USSS) agent fired shots near the home of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen following a confrontation with suspects trying to break into cars, according to the agency on Tuesday.

USSS Chief Communications Officer Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement that an agent fired on the group of suspicious individuals, but no one was hurt in the incident.