Secret Service Agent for Jill Biden Accidentally Shoots Himself in Leg at Philadelphia Airport

The former first lady was not harmed in the incident.
Secret Service Agent for Jill Biden Accidentally Shoots Himself in Leg at Philadelphia Airport
An airplane lands in view of a refinery at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Thursday, March 26, 2026. AP Photo/Matt Rourke
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A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to former first lady Jill Biden shot himself in the leg at the Philadelphia airport on March 27, in what the agency is calling a negligent discharge.

The shooting happened just after 8:30 a.m. when the agent was on duty protecting Biden, although she wasn’t with him at the time of the incident, according to Secret Service spokesperson Nate Herring.

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