Gun Violence and Public Officials

Lafayette police say Tippecanoe Superior Court Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly, were shot inside their Mill Pond Lane home after an assailant knocked, said “We have your dog,” and fired through the front door around 2:15 p.m.; both were wounded (Meyer in the arm, his wife in the hip) and remain hospitalized in stable condition, and police say there were no prior recorded threats or 911 calls from the address. A multi‑agency manhunt involving Lafayette PD, Indiana State Police, the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office, West Lafayette PD, the Tippecanoe County prosecutor and the FBI is ongoing with no arrests, suspect description or motive released; Kimberly Meyer and local leaders have publicly thanked investigators and responders, and the attack has drawn attention in part because Meyer presided over the high‑profile Natalia Grace case.