There has been a report of shots fired near the residence of Kamala Harris, the first woman of Indian origin and the first black US Vice President. The US Secret Service is investigating a report of shots fired on Monday morning near the US Naval Observatory.
Washington:The US Secret Service is investigating Monday morning’s shooting near the Vice President’s residence in Washington DC. Secret Service spokesman Paul Mehere said in a statement that officers responded to a report of shots fired at 34th and Massachusetts Avenue, northwest Washington, DC, at around 1:30 p.m.
The road around the intersection has been temporarily closed due to the ongoing investigation, the statement said.
On Monday morning, officers present at the scene outside the main entrance of the residence inspected the stoplight (light at the intersection), whose upper part was broken. The Secret Service then cleared the scene and surrounding roads were reopened later in the morning and the broken stoplight was restored. Neither Harris nor her husband were at the Naval Observatory at the time of the incident. were living
Harris is in Los Angeles on Monday as part of her public schedule.
The Naval Observatory is located in the northwest quadrant of Washington DC and is approximately two miles northwest of the White House. It was reported that the area is under tight security surveillance by the US Secret Service.
