FOG BLOG U.S. NEWS LOG: FORMER WISCONSIN JUDGE THAT WAS SHOT , WAS A TARGETED ATTACK!

A former Wisconsin judge was killed Friday in what authorities are calling a targeted attack by a suspect who also had other government officials as targets, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN.

Former Juneau County Circuit Court Judge John Roemer, 68, was killed in a New Lisbon, Wisconsin, home, the Wisconsin Justice Department said in a statement. The killing stems from a court case or cases, the department explained, but did not give further details.

The suspect was identified as Douglas K. Uhde. Authorities attempted to negotiate with the suspect while he was in the home, the state's DOJ said. The Juneau County Special Tactics and Response Team entered the home shortly before 10:20 a.m. and found the suspect in the basement of the home with an "apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound," the state's justice department said. Uhde, 56, was taken to a medical facility and remains in critical condition, the department said Saturday.

A firearm was recovered at the scene, the DOJ said.