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.Francis “Mac” Womack, the mayor of North Brunswick, New Jersey, tells ABC News that the judge’s son has died.The condition of husband was not immediately known, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone told ABC News.The judge’s son opened the door and was immediately shot, sources said.“He was shot through the heart,” Womack said. The son was a freshman at Catholic University.The judge’s husband was then shot multiple times, according to sources.A suspect "remains at-large," a law enforcement official said.Investigators have preliminary information that someone dressed as a FedEx driver arrived at the family home in North Brunswick at about 5 p.m. Sunday, according to multiple law enforcement sources.The mayor said investigators are now “trying to get a hard make on the vehicle” to try and track the suspect.“As a judge, she had threats from time to time, but everyone is saying that recently there had not been any,” said Womack, who is personal friends with the judge and her husband.The investigation is being led by the FBI, which declined to comment.The New Jersey State Police, the North Brunswick Police and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s office are also involved in the investigation. The U.S. Marshals have been called to provide the judge with a security detail, according to a law enforcement official.Judge Salas has received threats in the past, the sources said.Authorities are investigating whether there is any connection between those prior threats and the shooting, or whether it possibly involved the husband’s work as a criminal defense attorney.Salas is the first Latina to serve on the federal bench in New Jersey.
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