An officer tasked with protecting Supreme Court justices’ homes shot an alleged armed carjacker near the residence of Sonia Sotomayor, authorities said.
An officer tasked with protecting Supreme Court justices' homes shot an alleged armed carjacker near the Washington, D.C., residence of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor last week, authorities said.
The suspect pulled a handgun on a deputy U.S. marshal who was in a parked car in the Northwest section of the city, the Metropolitan Police Department said. The U.S. Marshals Service said the officers in the incident"were part of the unit protecting the residences of U.S. Supreme Court justices."Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during a service for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC.A deputy U.S.
The suspect, 18-year-old Kentrell Flowers of Southeast D.C., allegedly pulled a handgun on the marshal, who was in a parked car in the Northwest section of the city around 1:15 a.m. ET on Friday,The marshal drew his own gun and"fired several shots at the suspect," the MPD said. Another marshal in a separate vehicle also fired at Flowers, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The U.S. Marshals Service did not explicitly confirm that the officers were parked outside Sotomayor's home. But a spokeswoman for the service told CNBC they were"part of the unit protecting the residences of U.S. Supreme Court justices."El Cajon
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