Son Of US District Judge Esther Salas Killed, Husband Shot In Their NJ Home
Law enforcement sources tell local news outlets that the son of New Jersey federal judge, Esther Salas has died after being shot to death in their New Jersey home.
According to NBC News, the shooting occurred Sunday afternoon. It was said that a gunman shot Judge Esther Salas’ husband and their 20-year-old son at their North Brunswick home around 5 p.m. While details are not exactly clear at this time, 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. Some reports indicated that the shooter may have been dressed as some sort of delivery driver for FedEx. The company did issue a statement Monday saying it was fully cooperating with authorities and, “Our deepest sympathies are with Judge Salas and her family at this time.”
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Daniel, a college student, was the judge’s only child, the official said. Her husband, defense lawyer Mark Anderl, was wounded and is expected to be ok. Judge Salas — the first Latina to serve on the federal bench in New Jersey — was believed to be in the basement at the time of the shooting, and she was not injured.
As of right now, the motive wasn’t immediately clear. Law enforcement officials said one theory was a possible home invasion robbery gone wrong. However, he’s putting all theories on the table, NBC News reports.
The news comes as a shock to many as Salas was assigned on Thursday, to take on a class action lawsuit brought against Deutsche Bank by Ali Karimi on behalf of investors who reportedly purchased securities from the bank between November 7, 2017, and July 6, 2020. The complaint alleges that the bank “failed to properly monitor customers that the Bank itself deemed to be high risk, including, among others, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,” federal court records show.
Federal court records also show that Salas has presided over many high-profiles cases, including the financial fraud case of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars Teresa and her husband Joe Giudice.
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