Shots fired near US Vice President Biden's Delaware house

Multiple gun shots were fired Saturday night near U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's residence in the state of Delaware from a passing vehicle, the Secret Service said Sunday.

Biden and his wife were not at home at the time of shooting, which occurred at about 8:25 p.m., according to the Secret Service.

Secret Service spokesman Robert Hoback confirmed the shooting. "The shots were heard by Secret Service personnel posted at the residence, and a vehicle was observed by an agent leaving the scene at a high rate of speed," he said.

An individual in a vehicle was arrested about half an hour later for attempting to pass a local police officer who was securing the outer perimeter of the area in New Castle County, Delaware, Hoback added.

The New Castle County Police, however, said Sunday that the man was not charged in related to the shooting.

The vice president and his wife, as well as President Barack Obama were briefed on the incident on Saturday night.

Thorough searches will be conducted on the outside of Biden's residence and vicinity to see if any rounds hit any structure, as the vice president's residence is several hundred yards away from the main road from where the shots were fired, said local media reports Sunday.

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