{"id":2074290,"date":"2023-10-20T14:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T18:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-appointed-judge-shot-to-death-on-driveway-of-his-own-home\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:20:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T18:20:42","slug":"republican-appointed-judge-shot-to-death-on-driveway-of-his-own-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-appointed-judge-shot-to-death-on-driveway-of-his-own-home\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Judge Fatally Shot at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-appointed-judge-shot-to-death-on-driveway-of-his-own-home%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2074290&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tragic Shooting Claims \u2064the Life of Judge Andrew Wilkinson<\/h2>\n<p>In a shocking and targeted attack, Judge Andrew Wilkinson was fatally shot in the driveway of his Hagerstown, Maryland, \u2062home on Thursday night. \u2063This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/derailed-train-on-collapsed-bridge-contaminates-yellowstone-river\/\" title=\"Train derailment pollutes Yellowstone River\">devastating incident unfolded<\/a> after Pedro Argote, \u2062who had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-appointed-judge-shot-to-death-on-driveway-of-his-own-home\/\" title=\"GOP Judge Fatally Shot at Home\">recently lost custody<\/a> of his\u2064 children, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-mass-shooting-kills-8-media-races-to-speculate-on-motive\/\" title=\"Georgia Mass Shooting Kills 8, Media Races To Speculate On Motive\">allegedly opened fire<\/a>. Wilkinson had presided over the divorce case that led to Argote&#8217;s custody loss, making him the\u200b apparent target.<\/p>\n<p>Transported to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-dead-multiple-injured-after-las-vegas-stabbing-attack\/\" title=\"Two Dead, Multiple Injured After Las Vegas Stabbing Attack\">nearby medical center<\/a>, Wilkinson fought \u2062for his life but ultimately succumbed to his \u2062injuries. The suspect, Argote, remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement authorities have taken swift action, sharing\u2063 Argote&#8217;s \u2063photo on social media and warning the public to be vigilant. The Maryland State Police have assigned troopers to protect other \u2062judges in the county as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n<h3>A Devastating Loss for \u2063the Community<\/h3>\n<p>Wilkinson, who became \u200ba\u2063 Washington County \u2063Circuit\u200d judge in 2020, was highly respected and admired. \u200bHis tragic death has sent shockwaves\u200b through the community, leaving his colleagues and loved ones in mourning.<\/p>\n<p>As investigations continue, the Maryland \u2064Judiciary has\u200b released a statement expressing their grief and requesting privacy for the Wilkinson family during this difficult\u2064 time.<\/p>\n<p>Former\u2062 law partner Jason Divelbiss paid tribute to Wilkinson, describing him as an exceptional lawyer and a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-uaw-union-president-sentenced-on-corruption-charges\/\" title=\"Former UAW union president sentenced on corruption charges\">devoted family man<\/a>. The loss of such a remarkable individual has left a void that will be deeply felt\u200d by all who knew him.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Wilkinson family as they\u200d navigate this \u2062unimaginable tragedy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republican-appointed-judge-shot-death-driveway-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What were the circumstances surrounding\u200d the shooting of Judge Andrew \u200bWilkinson?<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<h2>Tragic Shooting Claims\u200d \u2064the \u2062Life of Judge Andrew Wilkinson<\/h2>\n<p>In a shocking and targeted attack, Judge Andrew Wilkinson was fatally shot in\u200b the driveway of his Hagerstown, Maryland, \u200d\u2062home on Thursday night. \u2063This devastating incident unfolded after Pedro Argote, \u2062who had recently lost\u2063 custody of his\u2064 children, allegedly opened fire. Wilkinson had presided over the divorce case that\u2064 led to Argote&#8217;s custody loss, making him the\u200b apparent target.<\/p>\n<p>Transported \u200bto a nearby medical center, Wilkinson fought \u2062for his life but ultimately succumbed to his \u2062injuries.\u200d The suspect, Argote, remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>Law\u2062 enforcement authorities have \u2063taken swift action, \u200csharing\u2063 Argote&#8217;s \u2063photo on social media\u200d and warning the public to be vigilant. The Maryland\u200b State\u200b Police have assigned troopers \u200dto protect other\u2063 \u2062judges in \u2064the county as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n<h3>A Devastating Loss for \u2063the Community<\/h3>\n<p>Wilkinson, who became \u200ba\u2063 Washington \u200cCounty \u2063Circuit\u200d judge\u2062 in 2020, was\u200d highly respected and \u2064admired. \u200bHis tragic death has sent shockwaves\u200b through the community, leaving his colleagues and loved ones \u2062in mourning.<\/p>\n<p>As investigations continue, the Maryland \u2064Judiciary has\u200b released a statement\u200c expressing their grief and requesting privacy for the Wilkinson family during this difficult\u2064 time.<\/p>\n<p>Former\u2062 law \u200cpartner Jason Divelbiss paid tribute to Wilkinson, describing \u200dhim as\u200b an exceptional lawyer and a\u200c devoted family man. The loss of such a remarkable individual has left a void that will be deeply felt\u200d by all\u200b who knew him.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts and \u200cprayers go \u2063out to\u2063 the Wilkinson family as they\u200d\u2062 navigate \u2063this\u2062 \u2062unimaginable tragedy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republican-appointed-judge-shot-death-driveway-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge Andrew Wilkinson was killed in a targeted attack outside his Hagerstown, Maryland, home. Pedro Argote, who had recently lost custody of his children, is the suspected shooter. Wilkinson had been presiding over a case involving Argote&#8217;s custody dispute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2010,"featured_media":2074291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2074290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2010"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2074290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074290\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2074291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2074290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2074290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2074290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}