BOLIVAR, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified the person they say is responsible for the shooting deaths of two people in the small town of Bolivar, Tennessee, early morning on July 4, 2023.
The TBI said a grand jury indictment for two counts of first-degree murder was issued Tuesday for 22-year-old Courderrious Wright, who they said was developed as the suspect of the deadly double shooting.
According to the TBI, their special agents joined the Bolivar Police Department in investigating a shooting in the 500 block of Johnson Street in Bolivar, Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
The TBI said the victims were identified as Xavier A. Jones, 27, and Calviontae K. McNeal, 28, both of Bolivar.
Bolivar Mayor Julian McTizic said the shooting was another example of needless violence in their community.
"Early this morning, the lives of young men were taken way too soon while leaving countless others in mourning," McTizic said in a Facebook post Tuesday. "We will work diligently in our pursuit of justice for the families of these young men."
TBI said Wright was presented the indictment Tuesday in the Hardeman County Jail, where he was being held on unrelated charges.