Posted on 01/19/2026 2:20:43 PM PST by CFW
A judge and his wife were shot and wounded on Sunday in their home in Lafayette, Indiana, officials said.
Tippecanoe Superior Court 2 Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly, were shot at their home, and the shooter was "purportedly still at large" as of Monday, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush said in a statement.
Lafayette Police said they responded to the home on Mill Pond Lane on Sunday afternoon and found the two victims, who received medical treatment and are in stable condition. Police said Steven Meyer suffered an injury to his arm and Kimberly Meyer had an injury to her hip.
"This remains an active and ongoing joint investigation" involving local and state police, the county sheriff's office, county prosecutors and the FBI, Lafayette Police said Monday.
According to a recording of the emergency dispatch operator, the caller said there was a knock on the door, someone told them we have your dog, and then a shot came through the door.
Police said shell casings were recovered at the scene.
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Neither the judge nor his wife were killed and both are expected to recover from their injuries.
Yeah - and not one comment, even speculation about why?
Didn’t shoot to kill… doesn’t appear to be an attempt at theft…
Weird. Seems more like insurance fraud or something like that. Will be interesting to follow this one.
“And Tyler too?” Oh, never mind.
Are there any mosques nearby?
I remember that from high school.
Somebody’s ex-wife got more than half the trailer and hubby is mad at the judge?
List of decisions over the last 2 years by the judge would be helpful.
Bingo!
Also, why is FBI involved with the shooting of a state judge? There is more to this story.
“Someone told them, we have your dog, then a shot came through the door.”
Odd. However, a lot of info can be found looking at those shots in the door. Sounds like somebody who only wanted to scare and wound these two. But then, if nobody opened the door, how did they both get hit?
Did the shooter just spray bullets in a 180* arch, hoping to hit one of the residents?
Sounds like someone is sending a message.
I read one report which said the shots came through the front door. Might have had a bit of trouble aiming precisely if they couldn’t see them.
Good question.
One can be “wounded” by wood fragments...
Actually, that was the name of the malls when I attended Purdue there many years ago ... Tippecanoe and Tyler II malls.
Article does not mention it, but he is a Democrat.
“Didn’t Biden suggest shooting through a closed door?”
That does tend to keep people away from your house.
Section 776.012 of the Florida Statutes, known as Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” Law, allows for the use of deadly force without a duty to retreat if one reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony or to avert imminent death or great bodily harm to oneself or another individual.
According to Section 776.013 of the Florida Statutes, if an individual is in their home or vehicle, the law presumes that they had a reasonable fear of imminent death or bodily harm if the alleged perpetrator unlawfully entered, remained, or attempted to remove another person against their will.
Additionally, a person who unlawfully and forcibly enters. or attempts to enter another’s home or vehicle is presumed to be doing so with the intent to commit an unlawful act involving force or violence.
https://www.justanswer.com/criminal-law/d8wam-someone-tries-break-door-in.html
In December he announced his retirement at the end of 2026.
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