{"id":2291401,"date":"2024-07-09T17:57:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T21:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-marshals-open-fire-outside-of-scotus-justice-sotomayors-house\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T18:01:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T22:01:45","slug":"u-s-marshals-open-fire-outside-of-scotus-justice-sotomayors-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-marshals-open-fire-outside-of-scotus-justice-sotomayors-house\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Marshals Open Fire Outside of SCOTUS Justice Sotomayor&#8217;s House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-marshals-open-fire-outside-of-scotus-justice-sotomayors-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2291401&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2063article reports on a shooting incident \u2064that took \u200bplace \u2063outside the \u200chome of Supreme Court Justice Sonia \u200dSotomayor \u2064in Washington.\u2063 A man \u200battempted to carjack two deputy U.S. marshals who\u200d were stationed \u200coutside the justice&#8217;s home, leading to shots being fired. The\u200c suspect, 18-year-old Kentrell Flowers, was struck in the mouth and hospitalized. The U.S. Marshals Service did\u2063 not confirm if the deputies were \u2064part of Sotomayor&#8217;s security detail. The \u2064investigation into the incident \u2063is ongoing,\u2063 and Flowers \u2064faces multiple charges related \u2062to the \u200ccarjacking. The article also highlights previous carjacking incidents \u2062involving political figures \u200bin Washington, emphasizing the need \u200dfor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-accused-of-killing-15-year-old-was-beaten-by-teens-family-during-melee-in-texas-courtroom\/\" title=\"Man accused of killing 15-year-old beaten by teen&#039;s family in Texas courtroom.\">enhanced\u2064 security measures<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>U.S. Marshals Open Fire Outside of SCOTUS Justice&#8217;s House, Investigation Underway<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/%20\"><span>Jared Harris<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 9, 2024 at 12:44pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Officials have revealed details of a shooting that occurred in front of the home of a Supreme Court justice last week \u2014 an incident that left one man hospitalized after an encounter with two deputy U.S. marshals.<\/p>\n<p>The incident unfolded early Friday morning outside of Justice Sonia Sotomayor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-zelenskyy-visiting-washington-dc-tell-congress-billions-sent-ukraine-not-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington<\/a> home.<\/p>\n<p>According to police records cited by <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/4762036-sotomayor-home-us-marshal-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>, shots were fired during an attempted carjacking.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said 18-year-old Kentrell Flowers pulled up next to two deputy marshals who were posted outside of Sotomayor\u2019s home, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The men, inside an unmarked vehicle, likely appeared to be civilians and an easy target.<\/p>\n<p>Flowers allegedly approached the driver\u2019s side of the deputies\u2019 vehicle and threatened them with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/25-shot-firearm-recovered-us-mass-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">firearm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy marshals opened fire, striking him once in the mouth. The injury sent Flowers to a local hospital, where he was later officially placed under arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say a minivan Flowers initially used to arrive at the scene was stolen.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Marshals Service would not confirm that the deputies were serving as a security detail for Sotomayor or her home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Deputy U.S. Marshals involved in the shooting incident were part of the unit protecting the residences of U.S. Supreme Court justices,\u201d the Marshals Service said in a statement. \u201cAs a general practice, the U.S. Marshals don\u2019t discuss specifics of protective details.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the day of the shooting, the D.C. Metropolitan Police <a href=\"https:\/\/mpdc.dc.gov\/release\/mpd-investigating-us-marshals-involved-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> an investigation was underway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe officer involved shooting incident remains under investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department Internal Affairs Division\u2019s Force Investigations Team, which investigates all law enforcement officer involved shootings in the District of Columbia,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe facts and evidence in the case will be independently reviewed by the United States Attorney\u2019s Office,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>The department\u2019s release said Flowers was charged with armed carjacking, carrying a pistol without a license and possession of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ketanji-brown-jackson-advocated-for-emptying-dc-jails-due-to-covid-granted-covid-release-to-defendants-in-serious-crimes\/\" title=\"Ketanji Brown Jackson Advocated for Emptying DC Jails Due to COVID Granted COVID Release to Defendants in Serious Crimes\">large capacity ammunition feeding device<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A photo attached to the release showed a handgun recovered at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the presence and protection of multiple agencies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orange-county-d-a-says-if-l-a-countys-gascon-wont-seek-justice-for-slain-six-year-old-he-wants-the-case\/\" title=\"Orange County D.A. Says If L.A. County\u2019s Gasc\u00f3n Won\u2019t \u2018Seek Justice\u2019 For Slain Six-Year-Old, He Wants The Case\">law enforcement groups<\/a>, carjacking is nothing new for big political names in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>In October, Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dc-liberals-mark-milestone-900-carjackings-single-year-thanksgiving-day-100-percent-last-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carjacked by three armed men<\/a> who absconded with his vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar left the encounter unhurt, but not everyone escapes these violent incidents.<\/p>\n<p>In January, Mike Gill, who worked in the administration of former President Donald Trump, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-trump-official-dead-attacked-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shot dead during a carjacking<\/a> in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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