The shootings occurred at the home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas. Her husband, defense lawyer Mark Anderl, was injured. Her son, Daniel, was killed.
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. —The son of a federal judge has died, and the judge's husband critically injuredThe FBI, Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office and North Brunswick police are among numerous law enforcement agencies looking for the person responsible. The shootings occurred at the North Brunswick home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas, and killed her son, Daniel, Chief District Judge Freda Wolfson told The Associated Press.
“I know Judge Salas and her husband well, and was proud to recommend her to President Obama for nomination to New Jersey’s federal bench. My prayers are with Judge Salas and her family, and that those responsible for this horrendous act are swiftly apprehended and brought to justice,” U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J. said in a statement late Sunday.
Another neighbor said she did not hear any gunshots, but noticed something was amiss when an ambulance arrived. Salas was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed in 2011. Prior to that she served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in New Jersey, after working as an assistant public defender for several years.
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