A powerful Indiana judge and his wife were shot and wounded at their home yesterday, prompting a massive, multi-agency manhunt for the suspected shooter.
Steven Meyer, a Tippecanoe Superior Court judge, suffered an injury to his arm and his wife, Kimberly Meyer, had a hip injury from the attack, authorities said.
Officers responded Sunday afternoon to a report of a shooting in the residential area about 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis to find the couple injured.
They were treated for their wounds, and officers recovered shell casings from the scene.
Meyer and his wife were both brought to a local hospital in stable condition, police added.
While no official motive has been released by authorities, reports indicated law enforcement is honing in on clues from a 911 call from one of Meyer’s neighbors.
According to a recording of the emergency dispatch operator first obtained by CBS News, a 911 caller said there was a knock on the Meyer’s door, someone told them we have your dog, and then a shot came through the door.
Kimberly Meyer said in a statement Monday that she has “great confidence” in investigators and is grateful to the officers and medical professionals who helped her and her husband.
The shooting had other Indiana judges worried for their safety, with state Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush urging them to “please remain vigilant in your own security.”
“Tippecanoe Superior Court 2 Judge Steve Meyer is a fellow judge and a longtime friend. I am deeply grateful he and his wife Kim are alive after having been shot in their home. Their health and well-being are of utmost concern to me,” Rush said in a statement to the state’s judges.
“I worry about the safety of all our judges,” she wrote.
“As you work to peacefully resolve more than 1 million cases a year, you must not only feel safe, you must also be safe. Any violence against a judge or a judge’s family is completely unacceptable.”
Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski said his thoughts and prayers are with the Meyer family.
“I want to ensure the community that every available resource is being used to apprehend the individual(s) responsible for this senseless and unacceptable act of violence,” the mayor said in a statement.
“I have tremendous confidence in the Lafayette Police Department and want to thank all of the local, state, and federal agencies who are assisting in this investigation.”
Judge Meyer recently announced his plans to retire at the end of 2026, after serving as a Tippecanoe Superior Court 2 judge for 12 years.
Before he was elected to the bench, the Indiana University School of Law grad served on the Lafayette City Council for 23 years.