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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 (96 kilometers) northwest of
Indianapolis to find the couple injured. They were treated for
their wounds, and officers recovered shell casings from the
scene.
Lafayette Police said the investigation remains active and
involves local, state and federal agencies. They have not
released a motive or suspect description.
Mayor Tony Roswarski assured the community that every available
resource was being used to apprehend the person or people
responsible for what he called “this senseless unacceptable act
of violence.”
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.”
“I worry about the safety of all our judges," she wrote in a
letter to the state’s judges. "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.”
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