Manhunt Underway After Judge and Wife Are Shot Through Their Front Door
An Indiana judge and his wife were shot and wounded in their home on Sunday.
Tippecanoe Superior Court 2 Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly, were at their Lafayette, Indiana, home when they were wounded, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush said in a statement, according to CBS News.
As of Monday night, the shooter had not been detained.
A recording of the call to emergency dispatchers showed that the caller reported a knock on the front door of the house.
The first tip I got on this yesterday right after the shooting I was told a judge and his wife were shot. We held off reporting that until we knew it was safe to report and didn’t hurt the investigation and hurt victims of a crime.
Having said that, we can now safely report… https://t.co/G443KLmspk
— Angela Ganote (@angelaganote) January 19, 2026
The person outside the door reported that they had the dog of the homeowner. Then came gunfire through the door.
Police said they recovered shell casings.
Tippecanoe County Sheriff Robert Goldsmith said security at the courthouse will be improved, but noted he was unaware of any threats against Meyer or other judges.
The judge was injured in his arm. His wife was wounded in her hip, Lafayette police posted on Facebook.
“I have great confidence in the Lafayette Police Department’s investigation and want to thank all the agencies involved for their work. We are also incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support from the community; everyone has been so kind and compassionate,” Kimberly Meyer said in a statement.
Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarsk said that “every available resource is being used to apprehend the individual (s) responsible for this senseless and unacceptable act of violence.”
An Indiana judge and his wife were shot in their home on Sunday.
They were not fatally wounded.
Their attacker had an ill-conceived plan, unlike the Tepe murderer.
-Broad daylight
-Knock at the door
-Shots fired through the door
-Judge Meyer was hit in the arm and his wife… pic.twitter.com/Q5MmxgDReC— Jennifer Coffindaffer (@CoffindafferFBI) January 20, 2026
“I have tremendous confidence in the Lafayette Police Department and I want to thank all of the local, state, and federal agencies who are assisting in this investigation,” he said.
The 66-year-old judge has announced he will retire at the end of the year after 12 years as a judge, according to The New York Times.
“I worry about the safety of all our judges,” Rush wrote in a message to all judges in the state.
“As you work to peacefully resolve more than one million cases a year, you must not only feel safe, you must also be safe,” Rush wrote.
The Lafayette Police Department, Indiana State Police, the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office, the West Lafayette Police Department, the Tippecanoe County Prosecutor’s Office, and the FBI are investigating the crime, according to Fox News.
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