Jessica Aber, who served as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia during former President Joe Biden's administration, is reported to have died at the age of 43 due to natural causes, the Alexandria Police Department announced Tuesday (March 25) via the New York Post.
“At this time, detectives have found no evidence suggesting that her death was caused by anything other than natural causes,” the department said during an update.
Aber was found dead inside her Alexandria, Virginia, home at around 9:20 a.m. after police received a report of an unresponsive woman, according to a statement from the Alexandria Police Department. A family friend told NBC News that the believe Aber suffered a medical problem and two senior Department of Justice officials said they didn't suspect foul play was involved in her death.
No official cause of death has been determined as of Wednesday (March 26) morning.
“The investigation is ongoing, and the case will remain open until the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) returns a final ruling on the cause and manner of death,” Alexandria police said in the Tuesday statement obtained by the New York Post. “We urge the public to respect the privacy of Ms. Aber’s family during this time of loss.”
Aber served as the U.S. attorney for Virginia for the majority of Biden's administration, having been sworn in unanimously by the Senate and taking office in October 2021, before resigning shortly after President Donald Trump's inauguration in January. Aber oversaw a staff of about 300 prosecutors and others while serving her role, having previously worked for the Department of Justice as an assistant U.S. attorney, prosecuting financial fraud, public corruption, violent crime and child exploitation cases, her online biography states.
"We are heartbroken beyond words to learn of the passing of our friend and former colleague, U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber," Current U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Erik Siebert said in a statement. "She was unmatched as a leader, mentor, and prosecutor, and she is simply irreplaceable as a human being. We remain in awe of how much she accomplished in her all too brief time in this world."