On Friday morning around 8:30–8:45 a.m., March 27, 2026, a U.S. Secret Service special agent assigned to Jill Biden’s protective detail shot himself in the leg at the Philadelphia airport. He was taken to an area hospital and his injuries are non-life threatening. The former first lady was not present during what’s described as a negligent weapons discharge.
This occurred outside terminal near the terminal C American Airlines ticket counter. The agent’s black Chevy Suburban was surrounded by officers with the trunk and front passenger door open. The gun discharge reportedly occurred inside the vehicle.
Jill Biden still has Secret Service protection because former presidents and their spouses are protected for life under 18 U.S.C. § 3056, unless the spouse remarries. Having her detail at this airport is not unusual given their Delaware residence.
This wasn’t the first recent negligent-discharge incident involving the Secret Service. In September 2024, an officer accidentally shot himself while on duty in Washington. Meanwhile, in November 2023, agents protecting Naomi Biden fired on suspects in a Georgetown vehicle break-in.
We’ve seen quite a few gun incidents at airports, like the one that went off at a TSA checkpoint in Atlanta and the loaded magazine discovered under the seat on a Frontier flight which was left behind by an armed officer. For awhile it seemed like air marshals kept leaving guns in airport bathrooms, Godfather-style. But they don’t usually actually shoot themselves.
Whoopsie!
ONLY THE BEST!
(Actually, they are. Regardless of the Administration. I’m sure the humiliation alone + desk reassignment will be enough punishment here).
With agents like that who needs perpetrators?