Anonymous ID: d2d0a3 July 19, 2020, 6:41 p.m. No.10015111   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5139 >>5143 >>5216 >>5249 >>5366

Husband, Son of Federal Judge Shot at Their New Jersey Home

 

The husband and son of a New Jersey federal judge were shot at their home Sunday afternoon, and a massive law enforcement response is underway.

 

Three senior law enforcement officials tell News 4 New York that a gunman shot Judge Esther Salas's spouse and child at their North Brunswick home around 5 p.m. Sunday. Both are in very critical condition, the sources said.

 

Preliminary indications are that the husband answered the door and was shot multiple times; the son came running to the door and was shot as well before the gunman fled, the sources said. Judge Salas was believed to be in the basement at the time of the shooting. Salas, a judge of the U.S. District Court for New Jersey in Newark, has been in her seat for nine years. Before that she spent five years as a magistrate judge, and nine years prior to that as a federal public defender. She is the first Hispanic woman to serve on the federal bench in New Jersey.

 

Salas has presided over a number of high-profile trials in her tenure, including the trial of former "Real Housewife" Teresa Giudice.

 

Her husband, Mark Anderl, is a well-regarded criminal defense attorney.

 

The FBI, U.S. Marshals, New Jersey State Police and the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General all have personnel on scene investigating.

 

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/husband-son-of-federal-judge-shot-at-their-new-jersey-home/2521283/