The former first lady was at the airport but not present during the incident, according to the U.S. Secret Service
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NEED TO KNOW
- A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to former first lady Jill Biden’s protective detail accidentally shot their own leg at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday, March 27
- Biden was at the airport, but not present during the accidental shooting, USSS spokesperson Nate Herring tells PEOPLE
- The agent “suffered a non-life-threatening injury following a negligent discharge while handling a service weapon,” according to Herring
A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to former first lady Jill Biden's protective detail accidentally shot their own leg at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday, March 27.
Biden was at the airport but not present during the accidental shooting, USSS spokesperson Nate Herring tells PEOPLE.
The shooting occurred just after 8:30 a.m. and the agent "suffered a non-life-threatening injury following a negligent discharge while handling a service weapon," according to Herring. No one else was injured.
The agent was given medical assistance at the airport and was transported to a nearby hospital, where he is in stable condition.
"The Secret Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility will be reviewing the facts and circumstances of this incident," Herring says.
A spokesperson for the former first lady declined to offer additional comment to PEOPLE.
Biden was in New York on Wednesday, March 25, for the opening of an off-Broadway play written by her former chief of staff, former U.S. Ambassador Julissa Reynoso.
Former presidents and first ladies receive lifetime Secret Service protection following their departure from the White House.
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