{"id":2545256,"date":"2026-01-20T16:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhunt-underway-after-judge-and-wife-are-shot-through-their-front-door\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:44:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:44:54","slug":"manhunt-underway-after-judge-and-wife-are-shot-through-their-front-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhunt-underway-after-judge-and-wife-are-shot-through-their-front-door\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhunt Underway After Judge and Wife Are Shot Through Their Front Door"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmanhunt-underway-after-judge-and-wife-are-shot-through-their-front-door%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2545256&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An Indiana judge and his wife were shot and wounded at their lafayette home after someone knocked on teh door and told them they had the couple&#8217;s dog, than fired through the door. Tippecanoe Superior Court 2 Judge Steven Meyer was struck in the arm and his wife, Kimberly, was wounded in the hip; neither injury was reported as life-threatening. As of the latest reports, the shooter has not been detained and police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-men-convicted-in-mexican-mafia-murder-in-orange\/\" title=\"3 Men Found Guilty in Mexican Mafia Killing in Orange\">recovered shell casings<\/a> at the scene. Local,state and federal agencies &#8211; including Lafayette police,Indiana State Police,the Tippecanoe county Sheriff&#8217;s Office,West Lafayette Police,the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-reporter-confronts-soft-on-crime-soros-da\/\" title=\"WATCH: Reporter Confronts Soft-On-Crime Soros DA\">county prosecutor&#8217;<\/a>s office and the FBI &#8211; are working on the inquiry. Officials said courthouse security will be increased,and Chief Justice Loretta Rush expressed concern for judicial safety; Meyer,66,has announced he will retire at the end of the year after 12 years on the bench. Authorities and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >community leaders urged patience<\/a> as they use &#8220;every available resource&#8221; to find the person responsible.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An Indiana judge and his wife were shot and wounded in their home on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Tippecanoe Superior Court 2 Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly, were at their Lafayette, Indiana, home when they were wounded, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/judge-wife-shot-home-lafayette-indiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As of Monday night, the shooter had not been detained.<\/p>\n<p>A recording of the call to emergency dispatchers showed that the caller reported a knock on the front door of the house.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The first tip I got on this yesterday right after the shooting I was told a judge and his wife were shot. We held off reporting that until we knew it was safe to report and didn&rsquo;t hurt the investigation and hurt victims of a crime.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, we can now safely report&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G443KLmspk\">https:\/\/t.co\/G443KLmspk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Angela Ganote (@angelaganote) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/angelaganote\/status\/2013290666474746297?\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The person outside the door reported that they had the dog of the homeowner. &nbsp;Then came gunfire through the door.<\/p>\n<p>Police said they recovered shell casings.<\/p>\n<p>Tippecanoe County Sheriff Robert Goldsmith said security at the courthouse will be improved, but noted he was unaware of any threats against Meyer or other judges.<\/p>\n<p>The judge was injured in his arm. His wife was wounded in her hip, Lafayette police posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=812528681802459&amp;set=a.107624148959586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have great confidence in the Lafayette Police Department&rsquo;s investigation and want to thank all the agencies involved for their work. We are also incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support from the community; everyone has been so kind and compassionate,&rdquo; Kimberly Meyer said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarsk said that &ldquo;every available resource is being used to apprehend the individual (s) responsible for this senseless and unacceptable act of violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An Indiana judge and his wife were shot in their home on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>They were not fatally wounded.<\/p>\n<p>Their attacker had an ill-conceived plan, unlike the Tepe murderer.<\/p>\n<p>-Broad daylight<br \/> -Knock at the door<br \/> -Shots fired through the door<br \/> -Judge Meyer was hit in the arm and his wife&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q5MmxgDReC\">pic.twitter.com\/Q5MmxgDReC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jennifer Coffindaffer (@CoffindafferFBI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoffindafferFBI\/status\/2013614457428021250?\">January 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have tremendous confidence in the Lafayette Police Department and I want to thank all of the local, state, and federal agencies who are assisting in this investigation,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The 66-year-old judge has announced he will retire at the end of the year after 12 years as a judge, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/19\/us\/politics\/indiana-judge-and-wife-shot.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I worry about the safety of all our judges,&rdquo; Rush wrote in a message to all judges in the state.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As you work to peacefully resolve more than one million cases a year, you must not only feel safe, you must also be safe,&rdquo; Rush wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The Lafayette Police Department, Indiana State Police, the Tippecanoe County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office, the West Lafayette Police Department, the Tippecanoe County Prosecutor&rsquo;s Office, and the FBI are investigating the crime, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/judge-wife-shot-broad-daylight-indiana-sparking-massive-multi-agency-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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