FBI agent shoots person in Nicetown-Tioga while serving a warrant

An FBI agent in Philadelphia shot a person Friday morning in the city’s Nicetown-Tioga section, a bureau spokesperson said.

The incident occurred as agents attempted to serve an arrest and search warrant at a home near the intersection of 17th and West Venango Streets. The wounded individual was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, officials said.

Authorities did not release any other details Friday — including what led up to the shooting, the identity of the agent, the name, age, or gender of the person who was shot, or that person’s condition. Neighbors along the block and those who gathered on the other side of police cordons said they had not seen anything.

Still, hours after the incident, investigators continued to comb the area, including some in white hazmat suits who appeared to search under a black Dodge minivan and other cars parked on the street near a police cordon. Federal agents also were seen removing evidence from a house on the 1600 block of West Venango Street, and two FBI agents later bagged up a pair of black sandals abandoned on the sidewalk near that street’s intersection with 17th Street.

Officers from the Philadelphia and Upper Southampton Police Departments were seen assisting the investigation Friday afternoon. Spokespeople for both departments declined to comment, referring questions about the incident to the FBI.

“The FBI takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or task force members seriously,” bureau spokesperson Carrie Adamowski said in a statement. “In accordance with FBI policy, the shooting incident is under review by the FBI’s Inspection Division.”

Staff writer Jesse Bunch contributed to this article.

This is a developing story and will be updated.