LIBERTY HILL, Texas — Editor's note: Authorities in Williamson County revealed new details on the alleged plot to kill a couple and a judge. The original story continues below.
Multiple people have been arrested for allegedly plotting to kill a Williamson County judge.
The arrests were made following an investigation into a shooting in Liberty Hill on March 8.
According to the Williamson County Sheriff's Office, someone broke into a home and shot a woman and her boyfriend. The woman sustained 11 gunshot wounds to the chest, abdomen, arms, legs, shoulder and neck, while the man was shot twice. Both have recovered since the shooting.
Investigators determined the shooting was not a random act of violence and discovered through a joint investigation with the FBI that three people were plotting to kill a Williamson County judge.
A law enforcement source told KVUE Senior Reporter Tony Plohetski that the case involved a family court matter and a child custody issue. The source said the man is accused of working with two co-conspirators to try and kill the judge and his family because he believed he would not receive custody of his child.
Three people were arrested in the investigation that stretched from Texas to the New Orleans area. Authorities have not said which judge they were targeting or who the injured victims were. The suspects have also not been identified.