Jessica D. Aber, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Justice Department on Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington, flanked by Attorney ...

Jessica Aber, former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), was found dead Saturday morning, the Alexandria Police Department said. She was 43 years old.

U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber for the Eastern District of Virginia, speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington, as Attorney ...

U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber for the Eastern District of Virginia, speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington, DC.

The body of the 43-year-old lawyer who headed the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia’s office during the Biden administration was found around 9:20 a.m. by police.

Jessica Aber, 43, was found dead at her Alexandria, Va., home on Saturday morning. DOJ An official cause of death will be determined by the Virginia medical examiner’s office.

Police in Alexandria, Virginia, were called to a home on Beverly Drive in the suburb of Washington, D.C., at around 9:18 a.m. for the report of an unresponsive woman, according to a police statement.

Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards and U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber discuss a drug bust in the Union Hill neighborhood during a crime briefing, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. THAD GREEN, TIMES-DISPATCH ...

Jessica Aber, who was the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia for three years until resigning in January, was found dead in Alexandria on Saturday.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi shared a statement on X on Saturday night, writing: "The loss of Jessica Aber, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, is deeply tragic.