LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint while President Joe Biden was. visit Los Angeles For a fundraising event this weekend, officials said.
The agent was returning from work Saturday evening when he was approached in a residential community in Tustin, about an hour’s drive southeast of Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Secret Service.
Someone called the Tustin Police Department shortly after 9:30 p.m. to report the theft. Police said the officer had his bag stolen at gunpoint. The officer, who was not injured, fired his weapon during the confrontation, police said. The Secret Service said it did not know if anyone had been shot.
Tustin police said Monday they had found no suspects. Officers found some of the officer’s stolen personal items in the area. Police reported a silver Infiniti FX35 was seen leaving the scene.
Biden and former President Barack Obama hosted a high-profile fundraising event in Los Angeles on Saturday that raised more than $30 million for Biden’s re-election campaign.