Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson was shot Thursday evening in Hagerstown.
A Maryland judge was fatally shot in the driveway of his home Thursday evening, and authorities are searching for a man in connection with the case, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. Authorities said deputies responded to a reported shooting around 8 p.m. in the 19100 block of Olde Waterford Road in Hagerstown and found Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson with apparent gunshot wounds.The sheriff’s office said it was searching for Pedro Argote, 49, in connection with the investigation. They said Argote may be driving a silver 2009 Mercedes-Benz GL450 with Maryland plates 4EH0408.
“Anyone with information in reference to Argote’s location is asked to not approach him but to immediately notify law enforcement,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.A Maryland State Police spokesperson said that for precautionary reasons, troopers were deployed last night to protect judges residing in Washington County.
The sheriff’s office did not immediately release additional details of the shooting. The office is expected to hold a news conference at 11 a.m.. He was born in Guam in 1971. He received a BA degree in economics from the University of North Carolina in 1994 and graduated from the Emory University School of Law in 1997. He was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1997.
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