A former U.S. Attorney was found dead at her home in Virginia Saturday morning, according to authorities.
Jessica Aber, 43, was found in her home in Alexandria after the Alexandria Police Department responded to a call for an unresponsive woman around 9:18 a.m., according to the department.
The department said it is investigating the death "as a matter of protocol" and that the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia will provide the cause of death.
"Her professionalism, grace, and legal acumen set the standard," Erik S. Siebert, the current U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said in a statement. "Though we are devastated by this loss, each of us in the Eastern District of Virginia will look to her example and endeavor to live up to that standard."