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

The incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner is prompting renewed questions about how the Secret Service allowed the man to get so close and whether the agency can adapt to an increasingly hostile threat environment.

President Donald Trump on Saturday night praised the "incredible" response of Secret Service and law enforcement after a gunman armed with multiple weapons attempted to breach security at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner,