RICHMOND, Va. ( WRIC ) – Police believe Jessica Aber, the former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia who was found dead over the weekend , died of natural causes.
Alexandria Police were called Aber’s home Saturday morning for a report of an unresponsive woman, Nexstar’s The Hill reported . Aber, 43, had reportedly died in her sleep.
“The Alexandria Police Department continues its investigation into the death of Ms. Jessica Aber,” the department said on Tuesday. “At this time, detectives have found no evidence suggesting that her death was caused by anything other than natural causes.”
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In a statement shared with ABC News and NBC News , Aber’s family said she suffered from epilepsy. The neurological disease can cause unprovoked seizures, the Epilepsy Foundation explains …