Obama's 'security breach': Secret Service discusses alleged LA incident amid Trump assassination investigation

The US Secret Service has responded to reports that an armed stranger allegedly strolled up to former President Barack Obama's SUV in Los Angeles, even though the federal agency was nearby.

A Secret Service spokesman dismissed the allegations from an anonymous security guard as “inaccurate” and released a statement obtained by Newsweek and TMZ.

“The Secret Service cannot provide details about our protective measures and methods, but we can confirm that at no time were Secret Service personnel in the vehicle while the individual was walking down the alley. These claims are inaccurate,” the representative said in an email Wednesday. He also added, “The photo in question was taken upon departure and not during the alleged incident.”

On the contrary, an eyewitness painted a different picture in his interview with TMZ when describing the alleged incident. The person claimed that an armed security guard came within inches of Obama and observed him sitting in the back seat of his SUV, sipping on a laptop. He claimed that he panicked when he realized he was armed and at the mercy of the Secret Service and immediately walked away from the vehicle.

This is an evolving story.