A US marshal shot and killed a carjacking suspect near the home of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor last week.
Kentrell Flowers, 18, was shot early Friday after two marshals allegedly pointed a firearm in an “attempted carjacking,” according to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. The shooting happened in the 2100 block of 11th Street, near Sotomayor’s residence.
The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed to NBC News that the deputies were part of a unit that guards the residences of U.S. Supreme Court justices, but did not provide further details.
According to a federal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the two marshals were in a government-issued vehicle at 1:17 a.m. when a silver van pulled up next to them.
The complaint states that Guller then got out of the van, approached the driver’s side door and pointed a gun through the driver’s side window.
One of the marshals, whose identity has not been released, fired four shots at the suspect using a weapon provided by the department. According to the complaint, one of the bullets hit Chichey in the mouth.
The silver van with the flowers fled the scene as the marshals gave it first aid. Gül was taken to the hospital for treatment and arrested according to the complaint.
A .40-caliber Smith & Wesson was found in Flowers’ right pants pocket.
“It had (0) rounds in the chamber and (8) 40 caliber rounds in the 13-round magazine,” the complaint states.
A Metropolitan Police detective found video of the shooting, which shows a man getting out of the van and approaching the marshals’ car, the complaint says. NBC News has not seen the video.
Detectives were able to confirm the vehicle was a stolen 2017 silver Toyota Sienna, the complaint states.
According to a press release from the Metropolitan Police Department, the police internal affairs unit is investigating the shooting because it “involved a law enforcement officer in shootings in the District of Columbia.” The case will then be forwarded to the US Attorney’s Office for review.
The Metropolitan Police also said a second marshal from another vehicle responded and fired a service weapon.
Flowers was charged in federal court with attempted carjacking and assaulting, resisting or obstructing officers with a dangerous weapon. Court records do not list an attorney for Flowers. A public records search did not turn up a phone number for Flowers.
The US Supreme Court did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment.