The son of a federal judge in Newark, New Jersey, has been shot and killed, and her husband shot and injured in an attack at the family's home, according to law enforcement sources. The judge, Esther Salas, was not hurt.Instapundit also links to a Newsweek report which adds the following:
The judge's son opened the door to the family's North Brunswick home at about 5 p.m. Sunday and was immediately shot, sources said. The judge's husband was then shot multiple times, according to sources.
On July 15, four days before the shooting, Salas was assigned to the ongoing lawsuit brought by Deutsche Bank investors who claim the company made false and misleading statements about its anti-money laundering policies. The suit also alleged the bank failed to properly monitor "high-risk" customers, including convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Both sources report the shooter appeared to be wearing a FedEx delivery driver’s uniform. How very New Jersey this is, an apparent mob hit on the family of a federal judge. The husband is a criminal defense lawyer who may have his own enemies, perhaps he (not she) was the actual target.
Still, to be safe, double the guards watching Ghislaine Maxwell.
Later ... The FBI believe the shooter was an oddball “men’s rights” attorney who tried a case before Judge Salas 5 years ago. He was found dead later the same day of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot at his home, some two hours away from the Judge's home.
As I write a motive is unknown. What did he imagine he accomplished that was worth exchanging his own life for in consequence? Or was he simply suicidal and asked himself who he would like to take along?
