Judge assassin sought after shooting jurist overseeing his divorce: Person of interest had case before victim

Pedro Argote, 49, is want­ed for ques­tion­ing in the assas­si­na­tion of Judge Andrew Wilkin­son, who was gunned down out­side his home.

Court records reveal Wilkin­son, 52, presided over Argote’s recent divorce pro­ceed­ings. Though motive remains unclear, author­i­ties name Argote a per­son of inter­est in the fatal shoot­ing of the Mary­land jurist.

Stand­ing at 5′7″ and weigh­ing 130 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, Argote is thought to be dri­ving a sil­ver 2009 Mer­cedes with Mary­land tags. The pub­lic is urged not to approach him. State police now pro­tect oth­er local judges pend­ing the investigation. 

Wilkin­son was rushed to the hos­pi­tal after the 8pm attack but died from his wounds. The sher­iff pro­vides updates at an 11am con­fer­ence. Pre­cau­tion­ary mea­sures have been tak­en to safe­guard the judi­cia­ry until Argote, sus­pect­ed of the judge’s mur­der, is apprehended.