An agent from the Secret Service fired at carjackers near Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's residence.
A carjacker was shot by a US Marshal in Washington, DC, just months before the shooting.
On Tuesday morning, the Secret Service agent fired at carjackers near the residence of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, as confirmed by the Secret Service to Planet Chronicle Digital.
An agent on protective assignment in northwest Washington, D.C., fired on a group of individuals driving a sedan near the home. No one was injured, and the investigation is being handled by the Metro Police Department.
A U.S. Secret Service special agent working a protective assignment in the 2900 block of Stephenson Place NW observed a sedan with multiple occupants attempting to open car doors along the street. As the sedan approached the agent, a confrontation occurred between the agent and the car’s occupants. The agent discharged their service weapon, but there is currently no evidence to indicate anyone was struck, according to Guglielmi.
The suspects escaped in a sedan, and a lookout was issued to local law enforcement. There was no danger to any protectees during this event, and no protectees were injured. The Metropolitan Police Department Internal Affairs Division's Force Investigations Team is investigating the officer-involved shooting incident, which examines all law enforcement officer-involved shootings in the District of Columbia. The facts and evidence in the case will be reviewed independently by the United States Attorney's Office.
No suspects have been identified and it is unclear whether Yellen was inside her home at the time.
Another carjacker was shot months after a would-be carjacker was shot in July, when he pointed a gun at a U.S. Marshal protecting the home of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
At approximately 1:15 a.m., two Deputy U.S. Marshals were working a protective detail on the 2100 block of 11th Street NW when Kentrell Flowers, 18, exited a silver minivan and approached one of the unmarked Marshal's vehicles, according to a criminal complaint by the D.C. Metropolitan Police.
According to police, the Deputy U.S. Marshal was targeted by a person who pointed a handgun at him through the driver-side window, with the intention of stealing his vehicle.
According to a police criminal complaint, the Deputy Marshal fired approximately four times at Flowers through the window with his service firearm, while a second Marshal from another vehicle also responded and fired his service weapon.
The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed to Planet Chronicle that the Deputy U.S. Marshals involved in the shooting incident were assigned to the unit responsible for protecting the homes of U.S. Supreme Court justices, although the agency could not provide specifics about protective security measures.
A bullet was fired into Flowers' mouth, causing him to be rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The complaint alleges that authorities found a .40 caliber Smith & Wesson with 8 rounds of .40 caliber ammunition in a 13-round capacity magazine.
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