A US Secret Service agent working on security detail for former first lady Jill Biden accidentally shot themself in the leg at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday morning, suffering a non-life-threatening injury. The agent is being evaluated at an area hospital in stable condition. , according to a Secret Service spokesperson, who said the special agent discharged their weapon and sustained a non-life-threatening injury.
Jill Biden was not near the agent at the time, and no one else was injured in the incident. The agency's office of professional responsibility will investigate the negligent discharge. This incident comes as Jill Biden recently attended the opening of an off-Broadway play called Public Charge on Wednesday.