The FBI’s announcement followed a massive manhunt for a lone gunman.
A self-described anti-feminist lawyer, reported dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, is the sole suspect in the fatal shooting of a federal judge’s son in New Jersey and the wounding of her husband, the FBI said on Monday.
Roy Den Hollander, who once sued Manhattan nightclubs for offering women discounts on drinks and previously had a case in front of the judge, Esther Salas, challenging the male-only draft, is dead, the FBI’s Newark office said on Twitter.
Hollander had been found earlier on Monday in an apparent suicide about 90 miles (145 km) north of New York City, the Daily Beast and other media reported, citing law enforcement sources.
The FBI’s announcement followed a massive manhunt for a lone gunman suspected of attacking Salas’ home in North Brunswick, New Jersey on Sunday evening. Salas was not injured, but her 20-year-old son Daniel Anderl was killed and her husband suffered gunshot wounds. Mark Anderl, 63, was in stable condition after undergoing surgery, North Brunswick Mayor Francis Womack said.
Salas, 51, was nominated to her position by President Barack Obama in 2010 and in the following year became the first Latina to serve on the District Court of New Jersey, a seat from which she presided over a number of high-profile cases.
