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The suspect in a shooting at the New Brunswick, N.J., home of federal judge Esther Salas has been found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The gunman was identified as Roy Den Hollander, a self-described anti-feminist and attorney with a focus on “men’s rights,” according to multiple reports. It is not yet clear what Hollander’s motive was, however New York’s ABC 7 reported that investigators believe Salas’s husband Mark Anderl, a criminal defense attorney, may have been the target.
The shooter killed the couple’s 20-year-old son Daniel, a student at Catholic University, and wounded Anderl, who is in critical but stable condition. The gunman arrived at Salas’s house dressed as a FedEx delivery person.
“We are aware of the media reports and are fully cooperating with investigating authorities,” a spokesman for FedEx told CNN.
Salas has presided over a number of high-profile cases, including the sentencing of a Newark gang leader, and was recently appointed to oversee a lawsuit against Deutsche Bank over alleged failure to properly screen the finances of Jeffrey Epstein.
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New Brunswick mayor Francis “Mac” Womack told reporters on Sunday that he was not aware of any recent threats to Salas.
“As a judge, she had threats from time to time, but everyone is saying that recently there had not been any,” Womack said.