Multiple shots fired from vehicle outside US Vice-President Biden’s home in Delaware

Multiple gunshots were fired from a vehicle near the Delaware home of US Vice-President Joe Biden, the U.S. Secret Service said Sunday.

The vice president and his wife were not at home at the time of the shooting, authorities said Sunday.

The Wilmington home is several hundred metres from the main road where the shots rang out on Saturday night, and authorities were searching outside the Biden residence and nearby houses to determine if any rounds hit anything. Police in New Castle County, Delaware, said there were no reports of any injuries related to the shooting.

Secret Service spokesman Robert Hoback said the shots were fired at about 8:25 p.m. on a public road outside the secure perimeter near the home.

Secret Service personnel heard the shots, saw the vehicle drive past the home at high speed and flee the scene.

The Secret Service said about 30 minutes later, an individual in a vehicle tried to pass a county police officer securing the outer perimeter of the area. That person was arrested for resisting arrest and was scheduled to be questioned regarding the shooting incident. But County Police Sergeant Jacob Andrews said it appears the man was not involved in the shooting.

Young Cho, who lives two houses up from the Bidens, said Sunday that he heard four gunshots just before 8:30 p.m. on Saturday evening.