US federal judge's family attacked by MRA attorney who then killed himself

We apparently don't have a current events thread on this. It is pretty shocking, as an attack on a judge is extremely rare, even given the other types of gun violence that take place in America.

Gunman attacks family of US federal judge Esther Salas [bbc.com]

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The son of a US federal judge has been shot dead and her husband injured in an attack at their family home in New Jersey. Investigators said the judge, Esther Salas, was unharmed. .......... Sources quoted by US media said Judge Salas's 20-year-old son Daniel Anderl - a student - opened the door at the family home in North Brunswick at about 17:00 on Sunday and was fatally shot. The judge's husband, Mark Anderl, 63, was then shot several times. He is in a critical but stable condition in hospital, the New Jersey Globe reported.

Attorney who was found dead named as primary suspect in fatal shooting at federal judge's home [cnn.com]

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The FBI identified Roy Den Hollander as the "primary subject," and said that he is dead, the US Attorney's office said in a statement. Den Hollander was a lawyer who once argued a case before Salas, according to court records. Earlier, two law enforcement sources told CNN that the suspect died of what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

ETA - I'm quoting this from the CT thread - a few of the very rare attacks on judges in the US:

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Originally Posted by smartcooky (Post 13164211) ........ 1. Federal Circuit Court Judge Richard J. Daronco was assassinated at his home in Pelham, New York on 1988, as an act of revenge by Charles Koster, the father of a disgruntled plaintiff whose sexual harassment lawsuit against her former employer had been dismissed by Daronco for lack of evidence. 2. The father-in-law of MSNBC contributor and former US Attorney, Joyce Vance, federal judge Robert S. Vance, was murdered by a mail bomb in 1989. The bomber's motive for killing Judge Vance was revenge against Vance's court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which had refused to expunge that conviction 3. West Texas District Count Judge John H. Wood Jr. was assassinated outside his home in San Antonio, in 1979. He was murdered by a contract killer hired by Texas drug lord Jamiel Chagra, who was awaiting trial before the judge. Yes, the killing of judges is unusual, but it does happen!

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