Joe Biden: Shots Fired at Vice President's Home in Delaware

Someone drove by Vice President Joe Biden's Delaware home and fired shots at it Saturday night.

The vice president and his wife, Jill, were not home at the time of the incident, according to NBC News. Secret Service personnel heard the shots and watched a vehicle race away from the scene, said agency spokesman Robert Hoback.

A New Castle County police officer was securing the outer perimeter of the area when a vehicle attempted to pass him at about 9 p.m. The officer arrested the individual for resisting arrest, but it is unclear if the individual was involved in the shooting.

Biden's Wilmington home is several hundred yards away from the main road where the shots came from, The Guardian reported. Authorities searched outside the home and nearby residencies to see if any rounds had struck the houses. New Castle County police said no one reported any injuries regarding the shooting.

Biden's office said it informed Biden and President Barack Obama of the shooting Saturday night. On Sunday, half a dozen sport utility vehicles provided a security presence in the area near the entrance to Biden's home. SUVs arrived at the house around 2 p.m., but The Guardian reported that it was unclear if the vice president was in any of the vehicles.

Biden and his wife spend many weekends in their Delaware home, and when he served in the Senate he made a daily commute from Delaware to Washington via train.

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