The suspect who allegedly opened fire at the New Jersey home of a federal judge, killing her son, has been named as the suspect in the fatal shooting of a California lawyer, according to reports.
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The alleged gunman, Roy Den Hollander, has been named as the suspect in the killing of lawyer Mark Angelucci earlier this month in San Bernardino County, the FBI officials in Newark told ABC News.
Den Hollander was a Manhattan lawyer and self-described “anti-feminist” who presented a case before U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas, WABC-TV assignment editor Morena Basteiro reported.
The husband and son of Salas were shot Sunday night after a gunman dressed as a Federal Express delivery driver entered their North Brunswick home, according to the New Jersey Globe.
Daniel Anderl, the judge’s 20-year-old son, was killed. Salas’ husband, Mark Anderl, 63, a criminal defense attorney and former assistant Essex County prosecutor, was in critical-but-stable condition after undergoing surgery, according to the New Jersey Globe.
Salas was unharmed, the Globe reported.
The gunman shot and killed Daniel Anderl, a college student, as he answered the door of the family home Sunday in New Jersey and shot and wounded the judge’s husband before fleeing, according to judiciary officials.
The FBI tweeted Sunday night it was looking for one suspect in the shootings.
Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, who backed Salas’ nomination to the federal bench, said in a statement Sunday night, “My prayers are with Judge Salas and her family, and that those responsible for this horrendous act are swiftly apprehended and brought to justice.”
In an emailed statement to The Associated Press, Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called the shooting “a senseless act” and said “this tragedy is our latest reminder that gun violence remains a crisis in our country and that our work to make every community safer isn’t done.”
Salas had served as a public defender and federal magistrate before former President Barack Obama nominated her to serve as a district court judge in 2010.
Salas was the judge responsible for the trial of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice and her husband Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice. They were both sentenced for bank fraud and tax evasion in October 2014, according to The New York Times.
Salas staggered their sentences so that one of them could be available to take care of their four children.
In 2017, she barred federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against an alleged gang leader charged in several Newark slayings, ruling the man’s intellectual disability made him ineligible for capital punishment. Salas later sentenced the man to 45 years in prison.
More recently, Salas has presided over an ongoing lawsuit brought by Deutsche Bank investors who claim the company made false and misleading statements about its anti-money laundering policies and failed to monitor “high-risk” customers including convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Tim Darnell of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution contributed to this report. The Associated Press also contributed to this report.
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