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A Maryland judge was fatally shot in the driveway of his home Thursday, and authorities are now looking for a man whose divorce case the judge was overseeing.
Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson, 52, was found outside the residence in the 19100 block of Olde Waterford Road in Hagerstown by deputies who responded to a report of a shooting at 8 p.m., the Washington County Sheriff's Office said.
“The victim was suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds. He was transported to Meritus Medical Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries,” the sheriff's office said.
Authorities did not share any further details on what led to the shooting, and the investigation is ongoing.
In an update Friday morning, the sheriff’s office said they were looking for a man named Pedro Argote, 49, in connection with the homicide investigation.
According to court records, Wilkinson was the judge overseeing Argote's divorce case, filed in June 2022.
Wilkinson presided over a hearing in the case Thursday morning, the court's docket shows.
A Maryland judge was fatally shot in the driveway of his home Thursday, and authorities are now looking for a man whose divorce case the judge was overseeing.
Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson, 52, was found outside the residence in the 19100 block of Olde Waterford Road in Hagerstown by deputies who responded to a report of a shooting at 8 p.m., the Washington County Sheriff's Office said.
“The victim was suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds. He was transported to Meritus Medical Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries,” the sheriff's office said.
Authorities did not share any further details on what led to the shooting, and the investigation is ongoing.
In an update Friday morning, the sheriff’s office said they were looking for a man named Pedro Argote, 49, in connection with the homicide investigation.
According to court records, Wilkinson was the judge overseeing Argote's divorce case, filed in June 2022.
Wilkinson presided over a hearing in the case Thursday morning, the court's docket shows.