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A deputy US marshal shot an 18-year-old who tried to carjack him whereas he was on responsibility close to the home of Supreme Courtroom Justice Sonia Sotomayor in Washington, DC, in accordance with regulation enforcement officers.

The tried carjacking seems to be random, an individual accustomed to the investigation informed CNN, and there’s no indication that there was any connection between the alleged crime and Sotomayor’s residence.

There have been almost 260 carjacking incidents within the District of Columbia this yr, in accordance with the Metropolitan Police Division.

The alleged carjacker, Kentrell Flowers, approached a deputy marshal on the road with a handgun, in accordance with the division. The marshal drew his service weapon and fired a number of photographs at Flowers, the division mentioned.

Flowers was handled at a hospital for non-life-threatening accidents and is going through fees for armed carjacking and different associated crimes.

It was not instantly clear whether or not Flowers had obtained a lawyer.

The marshal concerned within the taking pictures, which occurred final week, is below investigation by the Metropolitan Police Division.

“The officer concerned taking pictures incident stays below investigation by the Metropolitan Police Division Inside Affairs Division’s Power Investigations Workforce, which investigates all regulation enforcement officer concerned shootings within the District of Columbia,” the division mentioned in its assertion.