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White House Shooting
Two members of the Secret Service uniformed division at the White House were injured today in what the department said appears to be an “accidental discharge of a service-issued weapon” in possession of a third agent.
Secret Service spokesman Darrin Blackford said the incident occurred at 2:10 p.m. at the White House southwest gate. One agent suffered a leg injury and the other took shrapnel in the face.
“The injuries appear to be non-life-threatening,” said Blackford, who declined to identify the agents.
Both were taken to nearby George Washington University Hospital. The Secret Service is investigating what happened and why.
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