{"id":26344,"date":"2023-10-21T09:33:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T13:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=26344"},"modified":"2023-10-21T09:33:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T13:33:58","slug":"maryland-judge-andrew-wilkinson-shot-and-killed-outside-his-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/10\/21\/maryland-judge-andrew-wilkinson-shot-and-killed-outside-his-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland judge Andrew Wilkinson shot and killed outside his home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maryland police are hunting for a suspect in the killing of a judge, who was shot outside his home and later died in a hospital on Thursday.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police identified the victim as Washington County Circuit Court Associate Judge Andrew Wilkinson, 52, of Hagerstown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The local sheriff’s office is looking for Pedro Argote, 49, who it says is armed and dangerous.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police believe Mr Argote targeted the judge over a custody battle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Judge Wilkinson had been presiding over a divorce case involving Mr Argote and held a hearing on Thursday morning, according to Maryland court records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Washington County Sheriff’s office said Mr Argote did not attend the hearing, where the judge granted custody of the suspect’s children to their mother.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Deputies went to Mr Wilkinson’s residence after receiving reports of a shooting. The victim was found bleeding from gunshot wounds in his driveway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The sheriff’s office said Judge Wilkinson’s wife and son were home at the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Wilkinson became a judge in 2020, after working as a lawyer for more than 20 years, according to the Maryland State Archives. He was active in his church and coached youth sports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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As a precaution, law enforcement sent officers to the homes of other judges in the area to stand guard throughout the night. But the sheriff’s office believes Mr Wilkinson was the sole target.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The sheriff’s office said that Mr Argote does not have a criminal record, but they had visited his home in the past over domestic disputes.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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