A US Secret Service agent on duty outside the house of President Joe Biden’s granddaughter opened fire during an attempted break-in of an official vehicle, according to reports from authorities. The incident occurred in the upscale Georgetown neighborhood of Washington.
The US Secret Service protects the president and vice president and their families, as well as former presidents and visiting heads of state.
Naomi Biden, a 29-year-old lawyer, was made aware of the incident that occurred just before midnight Sunday, November 12.
“Secret Service agents encountered possibly three individuals breaking a window on a parked and unoccupied government vehicle,” Presidential Protection Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement.
“During this encounter, a federal agent discharged a service weapon. It is believed no one was struck,” he said, adding that the suspects fled the scene and that “there was no threat to any protectees.”
“The offenders immediately fled the scene in a red vehicle and a regional lookout was issued to supporting units,” Guglielmi said.
Naomi Biden is the oldest daughter of Hunter Biden, the president’s son. She is named after the president’s first daughter, who died as a baby in a car crash in 1972 that also claimed the life of his first wife.
President Biden is known to be close to his grandchildren, who call him Pop and often appear with him at official events.
