Carjacker shot dead outside Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s home

A deputy U.S. marshal shot a would-be car thief while he was guarding Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s home in Washington, D.C., authorities said.

The man was shot after approaching the officer’s car and banging on the window with a gun.

The officer fired several shots, hitting the suspect in the mouth. A second officer also opened fire but did not hit the man, police said.

It does not appear that Justice Sotomayor’s home was deliberately targeted.

The suspect, identified in charging documents as Kentrell Flowers, 18, is being treated at the hospital and faces charges of carjacking and firearms. The two officers have not been identified.

Court documents say Flowers got out of a silver minivan – which had been stolen earlier in the evening – and approached the police car.

Court documents state that both officers were wearing U.S. Marshals branded polo shirts and T-shirts during the incident.

The teenage suspect was charged with armed carjacking, carrying a firearm without a license and possession of a high-capacity magazine. Magazines with a capacity greater than 10 rounds are illegal in Washington DC.

An investigation into the alleged carjacking attempt is ongoing, but police said there is no indication the suspect knew who he was talking to or was near Justice Sotomayor’s home.

The driver of the minivan fled the scene and the minivan was later found abandoned.

Vehicle theft and carjacking are a serious problem in the US capital, but there has been a 43% decrease in such incidents this year, according to figures from the Metropolitan Police.

And Rep. Henry Cuellar — a Texas Democrat — was the victim of a carjacking last year in the Navy Yard neighborhood.

Ms. Biden, 30, was not with the officers when the attempted robbery took place on the night of Nov. 12 in the affluent Georgetown neighborhood of Washington.