An Indiana judge and his wife were shot at their home on Sunday, just weeks after the jurist announced his retirement. Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly, were attacked at their residence in Lafayette, near Purdue University, at around 2.17 pm.
The shooter gained the couple's attention by pretending to have found their dog, before opening fire through a door and fleeing. Judge Meyer sustained an arm injury, while his wife suffered a hip injury; both are in a stable condition, according to the Lafayette Police Department.
Meyer is well-known for presiding over high-profile cases, including the dispute between Ukrainian adoptee Natalia Grace Barnett and her American family, and a case where a father was jailed after his five-year-old son used an unattended gun to shoot his one-year-old brother. He announced his retirement last December.
A multi-agency investigation involving state police, the FBI, and local authorities is under way. Shell casings were found at the scene, but the attacker's identity remains unknown. Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush expressed deep gratitude that the couple survived, stating that violence against judges is unacceptable.
