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| Two Secret Service officers injured at White House |
| 2007-04-17 |
| 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. At the time, President George W. Bush was on a trip to Blacksburg, Virginia, to attend a ceremony at Virginia Tech university following Monday's shooting rampage. "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. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #10 Okay ... so, one guy was hit in the face while the other was hit in the leg ... from a single bullet? This is what happens when you've got someone's head in a scissorlock and your thigh holster goes off. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-04-17 23:28 |
| #9 Okay ... so, one guy was hit in the face while the other was hit in the leg ... from a single bullet? Not sure I want to see an incident recreation on this one. :-/ |
| Posted by: ExtremeModerate 2007-04-17 22:03 |
| #8 I got a hunch these guys won't be on the presidential detail. |
| Posted by: djohn66 2007-04-17 21:49 |
| #7 Er.... Sorry about that Chief! |
| Posted by: Agent 86 2007-04-17 20:07 |
| #6 There are two secret service guys that are back in uniform or out of a job, one or the other. Either way, their careers are at a dead end. You do NOT play around with weapons while on duty. I've seen several MPs, SPs, etc., reduced to E-1 for such nonsense. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-04-17 20:04 |
| #5 oops forgot the safety' :P |
| Posted by: djohn66 2007-04-17 19:39 |
| #4 Quickdraw? |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2007-04-17 19:02 |
| #3 MSM tying this to eeevil guns and the VT massacre in 5...4...3... |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2007-04-17 17:41 |
| #2 Shot in the leg? What, they were prepping for some undercover Paleo infiltration????? gooned that up, can't even shoot themselves properly..... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-04-17 17:37 |
| #1 Hey, is this thing loaded? |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2007-04-17 17:04 |