An incident involving U.S. Marshals and gunfire in Northwest has led to an investigation by the MPD's Force Investigations Team. Early yesterday morning, at around 1:15 a.m., Deputy U.S. Marshals were involved in a confrontation that quickly escalated into an exchange of gunfire. According to a release from the Metropolitan Police Department, the incident occurred when a suspect allegedly attempted to carjack a Marshal on the 2100 block of 11th Street, Northwest.
The suspect, identified as 18-year-old Kentrell Flowers from Southeast, is said to have pointed a handgun at one of the deputy marshals. This action precipitated a swift response; the Marshal drew his service weapon and fired several shots. A second Marshal, stationed in a nearby vehicle, also discharged his service weapon. Flowers was taken to a local hospital with injuries described as not being life-threatening. No officers were harmed during this altercation.
In the wake of the shooting, Flowers now faces charges that include Armed Carjacking, Carrying a Pistol without a License, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. The investigation into the incident remains ongoing as the MPD's Internal Affairs Bureau looks into the circumstances surrounding the deputy marshals' discharge of their firearms.
