Federal judge's son, 20, is shot dead and her criminal defense attorney husband is critically injured after a gunman dressed as a FedEx driver ambushed their home - four days after she was assigned a case linked to Jeffrey Epstein
- A man dressed as a FedEx driver opened fire at the home of judge Esther Salas
- The attack happened in North Brunswick, New Jersey, on Sunday night
- Daniel Anderl, the judge's 20-year-old son, was killed
- Her husband Mark Anderl, 63, is reportedly in a critical condition in hospital
- Judge Salas is believed to have been in the basement during the shooting
- Last week, the judge was assigned a case involving links to Jeffrey Epstein
The son of a federal judge has been shot dead and her husband critically wounded after they were attacked at their home by a gunman dressed as a FedEx driver.
The attack happened at the home of Esther Salas, an Obama-appointed District Court judge, in North Brunswick, New Jersey, on Sunday evening.
The judge's 20-year-old son Daniel Anderl was killed, and her defense attorney husband Mark Anderl, 63, was critically injured.
It's believed the attack began at 5pm when Mark Anderl answered the front door to the family home. He was shot several times.
Daniel, a student at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., then went to investigate the commotion and was fatally shot.
Mark is reportedly in critical but stable condition at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick.
Judge Salas was unharmed in the attack and was believed to have been in the basement of the home, according to
NBC New York.
On July 15 the judge was assigned to a case that had links to late sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein.
In the case, Deutsche Bank is being accused of misleading investors 'about anti-money-laundering deficiencies,' including failing to properly monitor high-risk customers, that included billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, according to
Bloomberg.
Salas also presided over the trial of former Real Housewife Teresa Giudice in a case regarding financial fraud.
She has also dealt with cases involving members of the Grape Street Crips according to
NJ.com.
The case was connection with a long-running drug-trafficking network that was taken down by the FBI in 2015.
As of Sunday night authorities have not suggested the shootings are linked to any of the judge's cases.
Salas has sat a judge on the U.S. District Court for New Jersey in Newark, for nine years and was the first Hispanic woman to serve on the federal bench in the state
She served as a public defender and federal magistrate before President Barack Obama nominated her to serve as a District Court Judge in 2010.
Her husband, Mark Anderl also works in legal circles and served as an assistant prosecutor in Essex County for ten years before becoming a criminal defense attorney.
The FBI, U.S. Marshals, New Jersey State Police along with the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General have been on the scene of the shooting throughout Sunday evening.
'The FBI is investigating a shooting that took place at the home of Judge Esther Salas in North Brunswick Township, NJ early this evening July 19. We are working closely with our state and local partners and will provide additional updates when available,' the bureau said in a statement.
So far, police have not arrested or named any suspects.
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