Meridian Police Department 

The perpetrators of two Meridian shootings this week were unknown to victims, according to victim statements, and the investigation into their motivations is ongoing. 

Meridian Police Chief Benny Dubose said that a man was escorting a friend to her vehicle on March 20, around 12:10 a.m., when he founding someone waiting outside his home on the 6200 block of 32nd Street.

“He went back inside and got his weapon and was struck twice in the leg,” Dubose said. “He said he doesn’t know who it was that was waiting for him.”

Police reported gunshots hit the man, a residence and a vehicle.

The next day, someone found a man lying outside a residence on the 600 block of 49th Avenue around 10:40 a.m with a bullet wound in his thigh. 

“He said he was walking down the street when someone with a weapon approached him. He said, ‘If you’re going to shoot me, shoot me.’ And a person unknown to him shot him,” Dubose said. “But this individual is not cooperating with investigators. He said he didn’t know what the other man was wearing or his race.”

Dubose said both investigations are under investigation. 

Investigators ask anyone with more information to anonymous submit a tip through Crimestoppers at (855) 485-8417.