Two Secret Service officers injured at White House accidentally

[bluedog]

Two Secret Service officers injured at White House
Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:28pm ET


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Secret Service officers were injured on Tuesday after a gun held by another Secret Service officer accidentally fired inside the White House gate, according to a spokesman, Darrin Blackford.

Their injuries are non-life threatening, the spokesman said.

One officer suffered a shrapnel wound to the face, and the other was wounded in the leg.

They were taken to George Washington Hospital.


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"It appears that at approximately 2:10 p.m. (1810 GMT) there was an accidental discharge of a service issued weapon, which occurred inside the Southwest Gate at a security post near the White House," Blackford said.

Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, Lafayette Park across the street from the White House and other nearby walkways were all shut down to pedestrian traffic due to the incident. Many police vehicles were in the area.


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[hang a left]

1. Dick...?

...is that you?

[bouwob1]

3. agree

lol I was just going to say when did dick join the secret service?

[liberalnurse]

2. Oh boy.....

They are in trouble. They will loose that assignment.

[Xipe Totec]

4. This is how empires fail

weighed down by an infestation of incompetent cronies.

Heck of a job, SS!

[liberalnurse]

5. The Secret Service

is not a political group. They are as i envision them as our " Knights of the Round-table" kind of Agents. They are far from incompetent. They are the truly elite....Without even a hint of blinking, they will take a bullet for their assignment.

[Xipe Totec]

6. Not these two, apparently

[gatorboy]

7. I heard they were graduates of Regent U.

Top notch folks over there...