A teenager was shot by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s bodyguards during an attempted carjacking in Washington, DC, last week. Deputy US Marshal Black, whose unmarked government vehicle was the target, opened fire on the suspect, 18-year-old Kentrell Flowers, after Flowers approached the justice’s home, brandished a firearm, and demanded the vehicle be handed over.
After being treated for his wounds at a nearby hospital, Flowers was arrested and charged with armed carjacking, carrying a pistol without a license, and possession of a large-capacity ammunition feeding device.
According to a statement of facts obtained by the Daily Mail, the incident occurred shortly after 1:15 a.m. on Friday, July 5. Flowers drove up to Sotomayor’s residence on the 2100 block of 11th Street in a silver minivan. He then exited the vehicle and approached Black, who was sitting in his car. Flowers pulled out a Smith & Wesson 40VE handgun and pointed it at Black, prompting the Marshal to draw his government-issued firearm and fire four shots.
Flowers was struck in the mouth and received first aid from Black before being transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Meanwhile, the driver of the silver minivan, believed to be stolen, fled the scene and remains unaccounted for.
During their investigation, authorities discovered that the weapon allegedly belonging to Flowers had no rounds in the chamber but contained eight rounds of .40 caliber ammunition in a magazine with a capacity of 13. The United States Marshals Service is continuing to investigate the agent-involved shooting and confirmed that Black and his colleague were part of the Supreme Court justices’ security detail.