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Suspect at Large After Indiana Judge and Wife Shot at Lafayette Home

The FBI has joined a multi-agency search for the gunman, prompting Indiana's chief justice to urge heightened judicial security.

Overview

  • Police responded around 2:17 p.m. Sunday to the 1700 block of Mill Pond Lane and found Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly, wounded.
  • Meyer suffered an arm injury and his wife a hip injury; both were hospitalized in stable condition.
  • Investigators recovered shell casings and have released no motive or suspect description as the case remains active.
  • Lafayette police are working with state authorities, the county prosecutor and the FBI while local courts arrange coverage to keep Meyer's docket moving.
  • Kimberly Meyer thanked investigators and medical staff, and dispatch audio reported a person claimed to have the couple's dog before shots were fired through a door.