The Washington County Sheriff's Office on Friday said they believe Maryland Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson was fatally shot in a 'targeted attack.'
Maryland authorities said a judge was the victim of 'a targeted attack' when he was gunned down outside his home Thursday night. Law enforcement is looking for Pedro Argote in the killing of Washington County Circuit Court Assistant Judge Andrew Wilkinson. Authorities said there was a hearing earlier on Thursday, during which Wilkinson awarded child custody to a woman in Argote's divorce. Argote was not present for that proceeding, they said.
Wilkinson, 52, died after the shooting in his driveway on Olde Waterford Road in Hagerstown after 8 p.m. Thursday, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. His wife and son were home at the time, according to authorities. Authorities responded to Argote's residence for 'verbal domestic assaults' twice within the last two years, but he does not have a prior criminal record in Washington County, Albert said.
Wilkinson had been an associate judge for the 4th Judicial Circuit since 2020, according to his profile on the Washington County website. He was born in Guam in 1971 and earned his degrees from the University of North Carolina and Emory University School of Law. The judge was pronounced dead at Meritus Medical Center.
Alert said the sheriff's office does not believe there is an ongoing threat to other judges in the area.
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