LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint while president Joe Biden was in Los Angeles this weekend for a fundraising event, officials said.
The agent was returning from work Saturday evening when he was confronted at a residential community in Tustin, about an hour’s drive southeast of Los Angeles, the U.S. Secret Service said.
Someone called Tustin police to report the robbery shortly after 9:30 p.m. Police said the officer stole his bag at gunpoint. The officer, who was not injured, fired his gun during the confrontation, police said. The Secret Service said they did not know if anyone had been shot.
Tustin police said Monday they had not identified a suspect. Officers found some of the officer’s stolen items in the area. Police said a silver Infiniti FX35 left the scene.
Biden and former President Barack Obama held a star-studded fundraising event in Los Angeles on Sunday that raised more than $30 million for Biden’s re-election campaign.
