Federal Judge's Son Shot & Killed, Husband Critically Wounded In Shooting

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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.

Her son, Daniel Anderl, 20, passed away from his injuries accordking Francis Womack, the mayor of North Brunswick, New Jersey. Salas' husband, Mark Anderl, is in critical but stable condition as of Monday morning, according to law enforcement sources.

The suspect was a Caucasian man who wore a face covering and a FedEx uniform, law enforcement sources said, and he used an ordinary car to make a getaway.

At about 5 p.m. Sunday, the gunman knocked at the door to the family's North Brunswick home. Daniel Anderl answered the door and was shot first, before his father was also shot.

The suspect was later found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound near Liberty, New York, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News. A municipal employee discovered the body in a car.

The deceased suspect was an attorney who had a case before Judge Salas in 2015, sources said. A FedEx package addressed to Judge Salas was discovered in the car, sources said.

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