A self-described “anti-feminist” lawyer found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound is being investigated as the possible gunman in the shooting of a US federal judge’s family, officials said.
A self-described “anti-feminist” lawyer found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound is being investigated as the possible gunman in the shooting of a US federal judge’s family, officials said.
Roy Den Hollander, who received media attention including appearances on Fox News and Comedy Central for lawsuits challenging perceived infringements of “men’s rights”, was found dead on Monday in Sullivan County, New York, the officials said.
A day earlier, a gunman posing as a FedEx delivery man went to the home of US District Judge Esther Salas in North Brunswick, New Jersey, and started shooting, wounding her husband, defence lawyer Mark Anderl, and killing her son, Daniel Anderl.
Judge Salas was in another part of the house and was unharmed, said the officials.
Den Hollander had a gender-equity lawsuit, filed in 2015, that was being heard by Judge Salas involving a young woman who wanted to register for the military draft. He also mentioned the judge in writings posted online, deriding her as a ladder climber who traded on her Hispanic heritage to get ahead.
A package addressed to Judge Salas was found with Den Hollander’s body, the officials said.
He also wrote of posing as a FedEx delivery man to speak with a young girl, the same tactic the gunman apparently used at the door to the judge’s family home.
