UPDATE: Suspect in attack on judge's family found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound near Liberty, NY. A municipal employee discovered the body in a car. The deceased suspect was an attorney who had a case before Judge Salas in 2015.
The son of a federal judge in Newark, New Jersey, has been shot and killed, and her husband shot and injured in an attack at the family's home, according to law enforcement sources.Her son, Daniel Anderl, 20, died, Francis"Mac" Womack, the mayor of North Brunswick, New Jersey, told ABC News. Salas' husband, Mark Anderl, is in critical but stable condition as of Monday morning, according to law enforcement sources.
At about 5 p.m. Sunday, the gunman knocked at the door to the family's North Brunswick home. Mark Anderl answered the door and was shot first, before his son was also shot. The suspect was later found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound near Liberty, New York, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News. A municipal employee discovered the body in a car.A FedEx package addressed to Judge Salas was discovered in the car, sources said. The suspect who opened fire at the New Jersey home of US District Judge Esther Salas died by suicide near Liberty, NY, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News.
In a statement, the FBI Newark office said,"The FBI is investigating a shooting that occurred at the home of Judge Esther Salas in North Brunswick Township, New Jersey earlier this evening, July 19. We are looking for one subject and ask that anyone who thinks they may have relevant information please call FBI Newark at 973-792-3001. We are working closely with our state and local partners and will provide additional updates when available.
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