DEVELOPING: Indiana Judge and Wife Shot in Their Home – Shooter at Large

Judge presiding over a courtroom session, with an American flag in the background and a gavel on the desk, focused on a computer screen.
Indiana Superior Court Judge Steve Meyer / screen image from Journal & Courier livestream

An Indiana judge and his wife were shot in their Lafayette home on Sunday.

Indiana Superior Court Judge Steve Meyer was shot in the arm and his wife, Kim, was shot in the hip Sunday afternoon.

They both survived and are in stable condition.

The shooter is at large.

Lafayette state police and the FBI are investigating the shooting.

CBS News reported:

A judge and his wife were shot in their home this past weekend in Lafayette, Indiana.

The Indiana said Tippecanoe Superior Court 2 Judge Steve Meyer and his wife, Kim, were shot at their home.

The Lafayette Journal & Courier reported the shooting happened Sunday afternoon in the 1700 block of Mill Pond Lane in Lafayette.

In a statement, Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush said Judge Meyer and his wife were alive Monday. The state Supreme Court said Judge Meyer was hospitalized and his condition was stabilized.

The shooter was “purportedly still at large” as of Monday, and residents should be in contact with their local sheriff, Justice Rush wrote.

“I was devastated to learn that a sitting judge in Tippecanoe County, the Honorable Steve Meyer, and his wife were shot in their home this past weekend. Judges serve our communities by delivering justice, and they must be able to do so without fear for their own safety,” Indiana Lt. Gov. Micha Beckwith said.

Susan and I will be praying for Judge Meyer and his wife, Kim, as they recover,” Lt. Gov. Micha Beckwith said.

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