A bullet that hit a White House window and another that struck the building's exterior have been found, the US Secret Service said today.
The rounds may have been fired during a shooting on Friday night near the White House, but the two incidents have not been conclusively connected. No one was hurt in the incident.
One of the bullets broke a window but was stopped by protective ballistic glass behind the executive mansion's historic external glass, said Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan. The other round was found outside the building.
Last Friday night, Secret Service officers heard shots fired on the street, between 600m and 700m south of the president's residence. Two cars were seen racing away from that scene. One of those vehicles was later found abandoned nearby with a semi-automatic rifle on board.
President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were out of town at the time. The president was attending a basketball game in San Diego, California, before heading to Hawaii, where he hosted a weekend Apec summit of Asia-Pacific regional leaders.
Reuters