A Maryland judge was killed with what appeared to be fatal gunshot wounds in the driveway at his home Thursday evening, in what has being called a homicide by local authorities.
Judge Andrew Wilkinson, 52, had served as an associate circuit court judge in Washington County since 2020.
He was found in the driveway of his home in the western Maryland city of Hagerstown around 8 p.m. Thursday after local police responded to a shooting on Olde Waterford Road.
Wilkinson was hospitalized but later pronounced dead, according to the county sheriff’s office.
A state delegate said that police are still searching for the suspect, who has not yet been named.
Maryland judge Andrew Wilkinson (pictured), 52, was killed with what appeared to be fatal gunshot wounds in the driveway at his home Thursday evening, in what has being called a homicide by local authorities
‘Horrible news in Washington County tonight,’ Neil Parrott, who represents Washington County, wrote on X.
‘It appears that Judge Andrew Wilkinson was shot multiple times and has passed away. Police are actively searching for the murderer.’
‘Please pray for our police and for Judge Wilkinson’s family at this time.’
The sheriff’s office has not released any further details about Wilkinson’s killing.
‘We are a courthouse of six judges,’ Administrative Judge Brett R. Wilson, a colleague, told the New York Times. ‘We all know each other very well.’
Born in Guam in 1971, he previously served as an assistant county attorney in Washington County from 2006 to 12.
He also served as a member of the State Board of Law Examiners’ Character Committee from 2006 to 2019.
Assistant County Attorney, Washington County, 2006-12. Member, Character Committee, State Board of Law Examiners, 2006-19.
Wilkinson was found in the driveway of his home in the western Maryland city of Hagerstown around 8 p.m. Thursday after local police responded to a shooting on Olde Waterford Road
A state delegate said that police are still searching for the suspect, who has not yet been named
Wilkinson was hospitalized but later pronounced dead, according to the county sheriff’s office
The sheriff’s office has not released any further details about Wilkinson’s killing
His profile on the court’s website also highlighted his work as a Little League baseball and youth soccer coach, while being active in his local chruch.
Maryland State Troopers are being dispatched to protect other judges, according to 7News.
The investigation is still ongoing, no arrests have been made.
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