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Manhunt Continues After Lafayette Judge and Wife Shot at Home

No motive or suspect description has been released.

Overview

  • Tippecanoe Superior Court Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly, were shot at their Lafayette home Sunday around 2:17 p.m., leaving him with an arm wound and her with a hip wound, and both remain in stable condition.
  • Police say the investigation is active with Lafayette officers joined by Indiana State Police, the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office, West Lafayette Police, the county prosecutor’s office and the FBI, and no arrests have been announced.
  • Investigators recovered shell casings at the scene, and authorities have not disclosed any evidence pointing to a motive.
  • Dispatch audio reported by CBS indicates someone knocked at the door and said, “we have your dog,” before a shot was fired through the door.
  • Judicial leaders urged heightened personal security and arranged coverage for Judge Meyer’s docket, and officials asked anyone with information to call the Lafayette Police Department at 765-807-1200.