Justice Sotomayor’s Bodyguard Shoots Suspected Carjacker Outside Her Home

DailyBeast ^ | 07 09 2024 | Mathew Murphy

[yesthatjallen]

Two deputy U.S. Marshals thought to be guarding Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s home in Washington, D.C. shot a suspected carjacker who pulled out a gun last week, officials said.

The U.S. Marshals office said that suspect Kentrell Flowers, 18, allegedly walked up to one of the deputies’ cars at around 1:15 a.m. on July 5 and pointed a gun at the bodyguard.

The Marshal fired four shots, hitting Flowers in the mouth. Flowers was taken to hospital for treatment and arrested.

“The Deputy U.S. Marshals involved in the shooting incident were part of the unit protecting the residences of U.S. Supreme Court justices. As a general practice, the U.S. Marshals don’t discuss specifics of protective details,” Abigail Meyer, a spokesperson for the U.S. Marshals Service, said in a statement to The Hill.

Authorities have not suggested Flowers was intentionally targeting Sotomayor or the security detail.

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[frogjerk]

No one else in that swamp can shoot anyone in self-defense legally.

[JudyinCanada]

Gee. Justices Kavanaugh, Coney-Barrett and Gorsuch could have used that kind of security awhile back. Lots of low-lifes milling around their houses, IIRC.

[DannyTN]

Where were these marshalls back when liberals were protesting at the conservative Justices homes?

[LegendHasIt]

I’m kind of surprised that they aren’t calling the car-jacker a Trumpster Assassin.

Although maybe I shouldn’t be giving them ideas.

[logi_cal869]

Needs range time.

[Rummyfan]

If you live in DC you have good chance of being carjacked. Although this sounds like a simple attempted car theft.

[butlerweave]

Tried to steal her EV ?

[Flint]

Wasn’t there some guy who came to Justice Kavanaugh’s house to kill or kidnap him and his family? Wonder why he didn’t get shot?

[GreenLanternCorps]

Guys in suits and plain cars who are sitting around a nice house 24/7/365 are really poor targets for carjacking...

[Rummyfan]

I misspoke. A deputy was in the car.

[KevinB]

The Marshal fired four shots, hitting Flowers in the mouth.

Sounds like he needs more time at the range, unless all four shots were in the mouth. :-)

[COBOL2Java]

Kentrell's piece

[Leep]

I’m confused ..since crime is mostly legal ..wouldn’t shooting a criminal be legal?

[P-Marlowe]

3 out of 4 misses at close range?

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Well, she did say that the government was going to start assassinating people after the Trump immunity ruling . . . .

[GreenLanternCorps]

I don’t think he got as close, and he didn’t pull a gun on the armed federal agent sitting in a car.

[PGR88]

Would love to know what DC neighborhood Sotomayor lives in.

[pepsi_junkie]

So does this men she'll recuse herself from gun cases?

Ha hahahahahahahahahahaha!

[exnavy]

A young 18 year old, jackin his first, and a fed marshall in the car. Now that’s bad luck/sarc.