Update (0930 EST, October 20th):
Pedro Argote has been named as the suspect police area searching for.
Update (0709 EST, October 20th): Statement from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office:
Update (2315 EST): The assailant has still not been apprehended. Local media is reporting that law enforcement has identified the suspect and are searching for him.
At approximately 2100 EST, initial reports indicated that a man had been fatally shot at his residence in Hagerstown, Maryland.
SHOOTING, PROBABLY FATAL, AT THE RESIDENCE OF A PROMINENT PERSON— 19100 blk Olde Waterford Rd in Hagerstown. pic.twitter.com/0dHZv0Hr53
— Alan Henney (@alanhenney) October 20, 2023
Local media has just reported that the victim appears to be Maryland Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson. WJLA has reported that Maryland State Troopers have been dispatched to protect the homes of other judges.
The assailant reportedly lost custody of his children earlier today as Judge Wilkinson presided over the case.
Based on preliminary reports coming out of Hagerstown, Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson awarded sole custody today of three children to his assailant’s wife.
— Maryland Politics Hangout (@AMinerDetail) October 20, 2023
This is developing.
