New Jersey Federal Judge Esther Salas - Son Killed, Husband Wounded
New Jersey Federal Judge Esther Salas – Son Killed, Husband Wounded
North Brunswick Township, NJ – A man disguised as a Fed-Ex Delivery driver shot the son and husband of New Jersey Federal Judge Esther Salas at their home at about 5 p.m. on Sunday. (Fox) The son was killed and the husband is in critical condition. The judge was reportedly in the basement at the time and was not injured. The FBI, ATF, US Marshals, and local/state officials are investigating.
An unknown assailant shot Judge Esther Salas' husband and son at their home on Sunday evening.
Nick Visser and Hayley Miller at HuffPost:
Two family members of a federal judge were shot at their home in New Jersey on Sunday, officials said. The gunman has died of what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to multiple media reports.
The gunman arrived at the home of Judge Esther Salas in North Brunswick, New Jersey, around 5 p.m., NBC New York reported. The person shot Salas’ 20-year-old son, Daniel Anderl, when he answered the door and then shot her husband multiple times before fleeing. Salas was reportedly in the basement at the time of the shooting and was not injured.
Salas’ son was killed in the shooting, Chief U.S. District Court Judge Freda Wolfson told CNN and the Associated Press. Her husband, Mark Anderl, is reportedly in stable condition after undergoing surgery. Investigators said the gunman may have been dressed as a FedEx driver.
The intended target of the attack was not immediately clear. Mark Anderl, 63, is a criminal defense attorney.
The FBI and U.S. Marshals Service, which is charged with the protection of federal judges but typically does not guard judges around the clock absent a specific threat, are investigating the shooting. Federal authorities believe the gunman was a lawyer, reported ABC News and The New York Times.
Judge Salas and her family are in our tho
Salas, 51, has been a judge on the U.S. District Court for New Jersey in Newark for nine years and is the first Hispanic woman to serve on the federal bench in the state. She was appointed by former President Barack Obama and confirmed in 2011.
The judge has presided over several high-profile cases, most recently the trial of Teresa Giudice, a former star on “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.”
Last week, Salas was assigned to a lawsuit filed against Deutsche Bank. A group of investors has claimed the banking giant failed to flag questionable transactions made by “high-risk” customers, including the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein, a convicted sex offender, died last August while awaiting trial over sex-trafficking charges.
