{"id":2344960,"date":"2024-09-23T16:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T20:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-agent-accidentally-shoots-himself-while-on-duty\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T16:41:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T20:41:10","slug":"secret-service-agent-accidentally-shoots-himself-while-on-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-agent-accidentally-shoots-himself-while-on-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Service Agent Accidentally Shoots Himself While on Duty"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecret-service-agent-accidentally-shoots-himself-while-on-duty%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2344960&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Secret Service agent\u200b accidentally discharged his\u2062 firearm and shot himself while on duty in Washington, D.C. This incident, which occurred around 8 p.m. near 32nd and Fessenden streets, raises concerns about the agency&#8217;s competency, especially given recent security lapses involving \u200cformer President Donald \u2063Trump. The agent&#8217;s injuries \u200dwere not life-threatening, and he was treated in a hospital with \u2063no\u200c other \u200binjuries reported. This event follows a troubling assassination attempt against Trump in Butler,\u200c Pennsylvania, \u2064where the shooter\u200c was\u2063 able to move\u2064 freely around\u2064 the event venue before opening fire from a rooftop. Critics, including former \u2063Navy SEAL Rep. Eli Crane, pointed out significant security oversights that\u200c could \u200dhave prevented the attack.\u2062 Following these incidents, the Secret Service is under \u2063new leadership, \u200bindicating a\u200c pressing need for \u200bimprovement in their operational protocols to\u2062 restore public trust in their ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/screen-shot-bidens-secret-service-directors-profile-says-it-all-diversity\/\" title=\"Screen Shot: Biden&#039;s Secret Service Director&#039;s Profile Says It All - Diversity\">protect high-profile individuals<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Secret Service agent accidentally shot himself in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night, which is not likely to increase the public&rsquo;s confidence in the agency, particularly in the aftermath of the Butler, Pennsylvania, assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump in July.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/secret-service-uniformed-officer-accidentally-shoots-himself-while-duty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported the agent was on duty around 8 p.m. in the area of 32nd and Fessenden streets, about four miles northwest of the White House, when the &ldquo;negligent discharge&rdquo; took place.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His injuries were not life threatening, and the officer was taken to a hospital for evaluation and treatment. USSS says no one else was injured in the incident,&rdquo; according to Fox.<\/p>\n<p>The incident comes on top of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/melania-trump-speaks-question-assassination-attempt-definitely-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some embarrassing revelations<\/a> of the security failures by the Secret Service at a Trump rally in Butler on July 13.<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;ve since learned that would-be assassin 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-video-clearest-earliest-yet-thomas-matthew-crooks-shooting-else-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">walking around the grounds<\/a> for hours ahead of his rooftop shooting attack.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;ve learned he had a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-shooter-walked-secret-service-security-gun-accessory-tragedy-looks-even-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> range finder<\/a> on him when he attempted to go through a security checkpoint.<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-trump-speaks-out-with-question-about-assassination-attempt-there-is-definitely-more-to-the-story\/\" title=\"Melania Trump Speaks Out with Question About Assassination Attempt: &#039;There Is Definitely More to the Story&#039;\">ve learned rally attendees<\/a> near the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-shooter-spotted-30-min-firing-reported-multiple-times-pics-taken-no-one-stopped-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> rooftop<\/a> on the neighboring AGR building he shot from were desperately trying to signal the Secret Service and law enforcement of Crooks&rsquo; presence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another video of the shooter climbing in the roof. The was a huge failure by the Secret Service. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DfsMkG0j8h\">pic.twitter.com\/DfsMkG0j8h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @amuse (@amuse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amuse\/status\/1812649788690649137?\">July 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Navy SEAL sniper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-navy-seal-congressman-finds-telling-fbi-left-trump-shooter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Eli Crane of Arizona<\/a> traveled to Butler with other GOP members of Congress shortly after the Trump assassination attempt, and he identified many problems with security provided that day.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, Crane noticed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grassley-releases-bodycam-from-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" title=\"Grassley Releases Bodycam From Trump Assassination Attempt\">nearby water tower<\/a> the Secret Service did not utilize that would have given the agents a full view of the entire venue, including the rooftop Crooks used to carry out his attack.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m on the roof of the building in Butler, PA where shots were fired in an attempt to assassinate President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>As a former Navy SEAL sniper, it was clear to me that many security measures were dropped making Pres. Trump extremely vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Many questions still remain. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p2EhBTFg1M\">pic.twitter.com\/p2EhBTFg1M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Eli Crane (@RepEliCrane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepEliCrane\/status\/1815432341373780041?\">July 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The circumstances surrounding the second assassination attempt against Trump earlier this month at Trump International Golf Course near West Palm Beach, Florida are also troubling.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/16\/us-news\/trump-gunman-exploited-security-hole-that-secret-service-has-known-for-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, the alleged gunman Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was able to get dangerously close to shooting Trump thanks to a glaring &mdash; and known &mdash; issue at the course.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;News photographers &mdash; including those hired by The Post &mdash; have had no problem repeatedly securing spots around the perimeter of the course to snap pictures of Trump playing golf or driving around in a golf cart&rdquo; for years, the Post said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They have even taken images &mdash; which require a clear line of sight to the 45th president &mdash; unnoticed through the bushes with telephoto lenses,&rdquo; the news outlet noted.<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service is under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-secret-service-director-kimberly-cheatle-day-disastrous-house-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new leadership<\/a> after the former director was forced to resign in the aftermath of the Butler attempt, but clearly there&rsquo;s more work to be done.<\/p>\n<p>Accidentally discharging one&rsquo;s weapon and shooting oneself in the process is a big deal and an indication that the storied agency has some more work to do to get back to the professionalism that American people expect.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to Fox News, the agent was on duty around 8 p.m. near 32nd and Fessenden streets\u2014approximately four miles northwest of the White House\u2014when he experienced a &#8220;negligent discharge.&#8221; Fortunately, his injuries were not life-threatening and he was taken to a hospital for evaluation and treatment. The U.S. Secret Service confirmed that no one else was harmed during this incident.<\/p>\n<p>This event adds to recent embarrassing disclosures regarding security lapses by the Secret Service during Trump&#8217;s rally in Butler on July 13. It has come to light that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the would-be assassin who is 20 years old, had been roaming around the venue for hours before launching his attack from a rooftop.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, it has been revealed that Crooks possessed a range finder when attempting to pass through security checks and that attendees near where he fired were desperately trying to alert law enforcement about his presence.<\/p>\n<p>Former Navy SEAL sniper Rep. Eli Crane from Arizona visited Butler shortly after the assassination attempt with other GOP members of Congress and pointed out several security flaws from that day. He specifically noted a nearby water tower that could have provided agents with an unobstructed view of the entire area\u2014including the rooftop used by Crooks for his attack.<\/p>\n<p>The situation surrounding another assassination attempt against Trump earlier this month at Trump International Golf Course near West Palm Beach also raises concerns. The New York Post reported that alleged gunman Ryan Wesley Routh managed to get alarmingly close due to known vulnerabilities at the course where news photographers have easily secured positions around its perimeter over several years without being noticed.<\/p>\n<p>Following these incidents, there has been a change in leadership within the Secret Service after its former director resigned due to issues stemming from Butler&#8217;s events; however, it is evident there remains significant work ahead for restoring professionalism within this storied agency\u2014a self-inflicted gunshot wound underscores this need for improvement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2344961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/secret-service.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8151,4052,4133,34163,17319],"class_list":["post-2344960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-accident","tag-duty","tag-news","tag-secret-service","tag-self-inflicted"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/secret-service.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}