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Maryland Circuit Court Associate Judge Andrew Wilkinson was shot and killed outside his home on Thursday..
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, the shooting occurred around 8 p.m. with Judge Wilkinson succumbing to multiple gunshot wounds after being rushed to the hospital...
Authorities believe this was a targeted attack on Judge Wilkinson, with Sheriff Brian Albert confirming that it was related to a divorce case heard in the judge's court earlier that day..
The suspect in question, 49-year-old Pedro Argote, had been scheduled to attend a divorce hearing before Judge Wilkinson but failed to appear...
Maryland State troopers were deployed to provide protection for the homes of Washington County judges overnight..
