U.S. marshal shoots suspect trying to carjack him near Sonia Sotomayor's home
Two U.S. Marshals were involved in the shooting of a suspected carjacker near the home of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor last week.
A U.S. marshal shot a suspected carjacker near the home of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor last week.
Kentrell Flowers, 18, was shot after allegedly pointing a firearm in "an apparent attempt to carjack" two marshals early Friday, Washington police said. The shooting occurred on the 2100 block of 11th Street, which is near Sotomayor's residence.
The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed to NBC News that deputies were part of a unit protecting the residences of Supreme Court justices but did not provide additional details. The Daily Mail was the first to report that the incident occurred near Sotomayor's home.
According to a federal complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, two marshals were parked in a government-issued vehicle at 1:17 a.m. when a silver van pulled up alongside them.
Flowers got out of the van to approach the driver's side door and pointed a gun through the driver's window, the complaint said.
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