He was only forty. The .22 caliber bullet hit McCarthy in the rib, then went down through his lung, liver, diaphragm, and lower back. Torresola came up to officer Coffelt in his guard booth and shot him three times…twice in the chest and once in the abdomen. Pope Benedict visits Washington in April 2008. When authorities searched Alexander's parent's home, they found a leather jacket and a knit cap in his closet. Killed In The Line Of Duty White House Police Officer Leslie Coffelt, the only agent to be shot and killed while protecting a president, was mortally wounded on … Left: A counterfeit note by Emanuel Ninger, nicknamed "Jim the Penman." By CBSNews.com senior producer David Morgan. The last death listed on … Although famous for protecting the president, the Secret Service is also in charge of investigating counterfeiting and other monetary crimes. Having had her .44 caliber revolver confiscated by police the previous day, Moore purchased a .38 caliber revolver the morning of the 22nd. He prospered faking bank notes for nearly 20 years (telling his neighbors that his wealth derived via a pension from the Prussian army) until he was captured by the Secret Service in March 1896. She was sentenced to life in prison, but was released in 2007. Members of the White House Police Force in 1923. "Big Bill" Craig (November 21, 1855 – September 3, 1902) was among the first agents of the United States Secret Service tasked with protecting a President of the United States. During her training, she met fellow recruit Cheryl Myers. Shortly after that, two African-American men got out of the car and went into a nearby apartment complex. The two soon became best friends. The Secret Service has about 3,200 agents. President Bill Clinton speaks to the crowd at Independence Square in Accra during a state visit to Ghana, March 23, 1998. Credit: William J. Clinton Presidential Library. He was also killed in the incident. [18] Vice-President Theodore Roosevelt subsequently arrived in Buffalo, and Craig was then assigned to guard him, and would continue to do so as long as Craig lived. Coffelt died of his wounds a few hours later. Special Agent Chad L. Michael October 26, 2009. "The danger lies in some fanatic getting up to the president and shooting or stabbing so quietly that it cannot be prevented," he told the Worcester Telegram shortly before he was killed. Neither have been identified. And I used to run with him quite regularly, along with the other agents. Although Roosevelt was sometimes annoyed by his Secret Service detail and sought to escape them, Craig set up a cordon of protection around Roosevelt's Sagamore Hill vacation home that prevented much greater annoyance by people from New York City who wanted to visit the President for various reasons. "We're happy to be in the background. The driver held Lloyd at gunpoint; he told Julie to drop her weapon, but she refused. After working for the San Diego police for over two years, she applied to work for the Secret Service. U.S. Secret Service agents Joe Murphy (left), John Slye (third from left), and Richard "Dick" Jervis (right), with President Woodrow Wilson and his daughter, Eleanor McAdoo, c. 1914. The driver was described as neatly groomed with a moustache. The first female Secret Service agent killed in the line of duty was Special Agent Julie Cross. They believe that the sounds of gunshots were drowned out by the sounds of low-flying jets.