Secret Service snipers who worked at events involving President Joe Biden in 2024 failed to complete annual requirements showing they can hit targets, an inspector general said in a report published on Aug. 28.
Countersnipers are required to prove annually that they can shoot accurately at night and during the day. While all countersnipers met nighttime requirements in fiscal year 2024, just 17 percent completed the mandated daytime shooting in the first quarter, and none did in the second quarter, according to the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General report.
The countersnipers who did not meet the requirements worked at 47 events during the 2024 campaign, including events involving Biden. Those were a wake in Dallas, Texas, on Jan. 8, 2024; campaign receptions in New York City on Feb. 7, 2024; and a speech in Manchester, New Hampshire, on March 11, 2024….