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.
One of the marshals, who was not identified, used his department-issued gun to fire four times at the suspect. One of the shots hit Flowers in the mouth, the complaint said.
The silver van that Flowers exited fled as the marshals gave him first aid. Flowers was taken for treatment at a hospital, where he was arrested, according to the complaint.
A .40-caliber Smith & Wesson was found in Flowers right pants pocket, it said.
"It had (0) rounds in the chamber, and (8) rounds of .40 caliber ammunition in a 13 round capacity magazine," the complaint said.
A Washington police detective recovered video of the shooting, the complaint said, which showed someone exiting a van and approaching the marshals' car, authorities said. NBC News has not viewed the video.
Detectives were able to confirm that the car was a 2017 silver Toyota Sienna that had been carjacked, the complaint said.
Police said in a news release that the internal affairs unit is investigating the shooting as it does all "law enforcement officer involved shootings in the District of Columbia." The case will then be sent to the U.S. attorney’s office for review.
Police also said a second marshal from another vehicle had also responded and fired a service weapon.
Flowers has been charged in federal court with attempted carjacking and assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon. Court records do not list an attorney for Flowers. A phone number was not listed for Flowers in a search of public records.
The Supreme Court did not immediately respond to a request for comment.