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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Feinberg

Secret Service for Biden’s granddaughter open fire on would-be car thieves

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A US Secret Service special agent assigned to protect President Biden’s granddaughter, Naomi Biden, discharged their service weapon at a trio of suspects who were attempting to break into an unmarked government vehicle belonging to her protective detail on Sunday.

In a statement, Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Gugliemi said the incident took place at roughly 11.58 pm on Sunday in Georgetown, a neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington DC, after agents “encountered possibly three individuals breaking a window on a parked and unoccupied government vehicle”.

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