Secret Service fired FIVE shots -- and may have hit one of their own...

ByPHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER

Published:16:23 EDT, 27 April 2026|Updated:18:08 EDT, 27 April 2026

Secret Service agents fired five shots at the man who tried to assassinateDonald Trumpbut failed to hit him and may have accidentally struck one of their own, the acting attorney general revealed.

Todd Blanche told reporters Monday that agents subdued alleged gunman Cole Tomas Allen, 31, only after he tripped and fell while breaching a security checkpoint at theWhite HouseCorrespondents' Dinner.

'One Secret Service officer was shot in the chest, but was wearing a ballistic vest that worked,' the acting Attorney General said.

'This heroic officer who was hit, fired five times at Allen, who was not shot, but fell to the ground and was promptly arrested.'

When asked whether Allen fired the shot that hit the agent, Blanche said he couldn't confirm it and that the forensic analysis is still ongoing.

'We want to get that right. So we're still looking at that,' he added.

The officer did not suffer serious injuries because he was wearing a bulletproof vest, Blanche confirmed.

Despite missing every shot, Blanche praised the Secret Service: 'Law enforcement did not fail. They did exactly what they are trained to do.'

Source: Drudge Report