US Secret Service tells BBC injured agent discharged from hospital

The US Secret Service has confirmed to the BBC that the agent who sustained injuries in last night’s shooting has been released from hospital.

“I can confirm the officer has been discharged, and the ballistic vest helped us avoid a potential tragedy last night,” the Secret Service’s chief of communications, Anthony Guglielmi, tells the BBC.

“The defendant is now before a federal court, and comments at this stage will come from the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.”

He says the Secret Service is now conducting a “comprehensive review of the defendant’s background and networks to better understand his motivations, leaving no detail unexamined”.