Secret Service agent robbed at gunpoint during Biden’s California trip for star-studded fundraiser
A Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint over the weekend while President Biden was in Los Angeles attending a star-studded fundraiser, according to local police.
The agent fired his weapon at the thief at the Tustin Fields residential community at about 9:30 pm local time, the Tustin Police Department said in a statement on Monday.
A bag belonging to the agent was stolen, according to police.
A Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint while guarding President Biden in California. Tustin PD
President Biden and former President Barack Obama onstage during a campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 15, 2024. AFP via Getty Images
The incident is under investigation and it is unknown whether the suspect was injured by the agent’s gunfire.
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