2 judges dead in the last couple days......

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A Cook County, Illinois judge was killed and a 52-year-old woman was wounded Monday morning in a shooting in a Chicago neighborhood, according to police.

Police said Monday they don’t know whether Myles was targeted because of his judicial duties. They’re still investigating a motive and reviewing multiple private security videos. Nothing was apparently stolen from the victims or the home.

Police said Thursday they believe the woman and the judge were both leaving the home to go work out. The woman left the home first and encountered a gunman. The two exchanged words before the gunman opened fire. Myles then came outside, also exchanged words with the gunman the suspect fatally shot Myles, according to police.

A neighbor who asked not to be named told the paper he was awakened by gunfire and screams. He said he heard six shots and a woman yelling, “Don’t kill him, Don’t kill him!”

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The body of the United States' first ever female Muslim judge was found Wednesday afternoon in the Hudson River near Manhattan.

Abdus-Salaam served as an associate judge of the Court of Appeals. She was the first African-American woman to serve on New York's top court. She was 65.

She had been reported missing earlier in the day.

There were no visible signs of trauma or physical injuries suggesting foul play.

Police are still investigating.

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