A federal judge has been shot outside his house in an apparent attempted robbery , police said . Judge Terrence G. Berg was approached by two men while taking the trash out from his Detroit , Michigan home around 9pm on Thursday . A struggle ensued and the 55-year-old was shot in the leg . The suspects , thought to be aged between 18 and 20 , escaped in a dark-coloured Dodge Charger . Berg 's condition is not known but police said the injury was not life-threatening . Judge Terrence G. Berg ( above ) was shot in the leg after a struggle near his house in Detroit , Michigan . Steve Dolunt , Assistant Police Chief , said it was not clear whether it was an attempted robbery or failed burglary . 'It happened in front of his house , ' he told The Detroit News . Monica Moore , who lives opposite Berg , said she heard screaming and yelling . ' I looked out and I saw there were a fair amount of people there . I could hear the police cars coming and then there was a lot of commotion , ' she told the Detroit Free Press . Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen said : 'While we are relieved to hear that all indications are that Judge Berg will be fine and make a quick recovery , the thoughts and prayers of our entire court family are with him and his family . ' And Brenda Lawrence , congresswoman from Michigan 's 14th District , added on Twitter : ' I am praying for the health of Federal Judge Terrence Berg of Detroit , with best wishes for a speedy recovery . ' President Barack Obama ( above ) appointed Berg in 2012 . Before that , Berg served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan . President Barack Obama appointed Berg in 2012 . Before that , Berg served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan . The father-of-three was also previously chief of a crime unit in the Michigan Attorney General 's Office . If caught the pair would receive a higher charge if they are found to have targeted Berg because of his job . The FBI are investigating .
Judge Terrence G. Berg approached by two men around 9pm yesterday . Shot in the leg before the pair escaped in a dark-coloured Dodge Charger . Police do not know if it was an attempted robbery or failed burglary . 55-year-old is recovering in Sinai-Grace Hospital in U.S. .