Secret Service agent assigned to Jill Biden accidentally shoots himself at PHL
Police said a Secret Service agent assigned to Jill Biden accidentally shot himself at Philadelphia International Airport.
Updated on: March 27, 2026 / 1:22 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia
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.
The Secret Service said in a statement that Biden was not in the area during the agent's "negligent discharge."
"The Secret Service's Office of Professional Responsibility will be reviewing the facts and circumstances of this incident," a spokesperson said in a statement.