The disclosure comes amid questions about whether a colleague wounded the agent or suspect Cole Tomas Allen at the White House Correspondents’ dinner.

US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Sunday that the Secret Service agent who was shot at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last weekend was hit by a shotgun blast from the suspect charged with with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump.

For the second time in as many weeks, a U.S. Secret Service agent fired a gun at an armed suspect in Washington D.C., less than a mile from the White House. The agency said an agent returned fire at a man carrying a gun.

The recent shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner has sparked discussions about the security measures.

A Secret Service member shot in the chest at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner may have been mistakenly hit by a fellow agent. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declined to rule out the