Indiana Judge and Wife Shot at Home
A gunman lured a Tippecanoe County Superior Court judge and his wife to their front door with a false claim about their dog before shooting them through the door at their Lafayette, Indiana, home on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Judge Steven Meyer, 66, was wounded in the arm, and his wife, Kimberly Meyer, was shot in the hip. Both were treated at a hospital and remained in stable condition as of Monday.
Police responded around 2:15 p.m. to the residence on the 1700 block of Mill Pond Lane, a quiet residential neighborhood about 10 minutes from Purdue University's campus and 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis. According to dispatch audio, the assailant knocked on the door and announced, "We have your dog," before firing at least one shot. Officers recovered shell casings at the scene, though the exact number of rounds discharged has not been disclosed. No arrests have been made, and investigators have not released a suspect description or motive.
The shooting prompted a multi-agency manhunt involving the Lafayette Police Department, Indiana State Police, Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office, West Lafayette Police Department, Tippecanoe County Prosecutor's Office, and the...