DC chief: Conflicting reports on officer's alleged threats toward first lady
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
District of Columbia Police Chief Cathy Lanier says there are conflicting reports about threatening comments a police officer may have made about First Lady Michelle Obama.
The Secret Service says it's investigating a report of such comments, allegedly made this week by a city officer who worked as a member of a motor escort for the White House.
Lanier told The Associated Press in an email Friday that "there are conflicting reports about what was said." She didn't immediately elaborate.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
The Washington Post cited anonymous police officials in reporting the officer told colleagues he would shoot the first lady, and then showed a photo on his phone of the gun he would use.
D.C. police spokeswoman Gwendolyn Crump has declined to discuss the comments beyond saying they're under investigation.