A Secret Service agent fired a gun on a Georgetown street late on a Sunday night after spotting three people trying to break into a parked government SUV. The agency believes no one was hit.
It happened at about 11:58 p.m. in the Washington, D.C., neighborhood. The agent was assigned to protect Naomi Biden, President Biden’s granddaughter, and Fox News confirmed that detail. Agents were out with her in Georgetown when they saw the group at the unmarked vehicle, sources told the network. The Secret Service said the suspects were seen breaking a window.
“There was no threat to any protectees and the incident is being investigated by the DC Metropolitan Police Department and the Secret Service,” the agency said in a statement obtained by Fox News.
The suspects ran. They left in a red vehicle, and a regional lookout went out to supporting units. No arrests were reported.
Naomi Biden is 29, the eldest daughter of Hunter Biden and his ex-wife, Kathleen Buhle.
A city with a car-crime problem
Fox News noted that Washington has seen a sharp climb in carjackings and car thefts this year. Police have taken reports of more than 750 carjackings and more than 6,000 stolen vehicles in the district. Violent crime overall is up more than 40 percent from last year.
Lawmakers have been caught up in it. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was carjacked near the Capitol last month by three armed assailants, who took his car but did not hurt him. In February, Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., was assaulted in her apartment building and suffered bruises.
The Associated Press contributed to the Fox News report.
