Posted on 06/17/2024 4:21:13 PM PDT by Libloather
A member of the U.S. Secret Service was robbed at gunpoint Saturday night in California during President Joe Biden's high-profile fundraising swing.
Scripps News reported Monday that officers from the Tustin Police Department responded to a call and found that the victim was a member of the Secret Service who had fired off his own gun during the robbery.
It is unclear if the perpetrator was injured and by Monday afternoon the Tustin, California Police Department said it was still investigating the incident.
Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi confirmed to Scripps that a member of the U.S. Secret Service was the victim in the robbery.
'The employee discharged their service weapon during the incident but unknown if the assailants were struck,' Guglielmi said.
'We are thankful that the employee did not sustain any injuries,' he added.
Some of the Secret Service official's belongings have since been found.
The robber escaped in a silver Infiniti, with Tustin police including a photograph of the vehicle, while calling on members of the public to provide tips.
It wasn't immediately clear if the Secret Service employee had been tasked with protecting Biden on the Los Angeles trip.
Biden returned to his hotel Saturday shortly before 9 p.m.
Tustin is located in nearby Orange County, California - and police responded to the call at 9:36 p.m.
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Where was Stormy Daniels?
Biden/Obama’s America
Will the victim be charged with reckless endangerment? Afterall, they brandished AND fired their dangerous weapon!
It IS California!
California Dreaming
The Secret Service isn’t nearly as competent as it used to be and as it should be.
Remember the old days when Secret Service Agents were experts at stopping the bad guys?
I miss the old days.
A Secret Service Agent, on assignment, and making rounds without his gun? I thought they always carried.
Depending on what the agent was doing at the time I would think they are quick draw trained and either super shooters (Delta like with their weapon) or close to it, able to shoot into a crowd with a lot of confidence of hitting their man.
Wonder if the perp was running away when the agent popped a shot off.
If a SS agent can’t protect themself from being robbed how do they expect to protect the president. Maybe DEI in action.
Hahahahahaha. Just the other day I posted “not that I want anyone to get robbed or worse at the democrat convention I won’t feel bad about it.”
“The employee discharged their service weapon . . .” Whenever a story like this is written without pronouns — he, she, him, her — I immediately why, what’s being covered up?
LOL the jokes write themselves..and Tustin “USED” to be a really nice party of town..its Orange County, but just like the rest of this sh*thole state I live in, there is no such thing as a safe place anymore
If the Tustin police receive tips and then Trump wins, they won’t have to pay taxes on those tips.
Good question.
Just how clothed was the agent at the beginning of the “event”?
How far was their weapon from them?
Time of day?
Actual location details?
Isn’t that better than becoming a dog’s dinner?
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