Arlington Police Release Identities Of Friday Night Shooting Suspects

Arlington Police have released the names of the two individuals charged with a double shooting Friday night at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Lake Street.

Peter Harris, 37, no residence listed, has been charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault to murder, unlawful possession of a firearm, among other accusations.

Similar charges have been levied against Stephen Meyer, 60, also no residence listed.

According to the arrest report, around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, June 5, officers came across a car with a broken passenger’s-side window. They drew their guns. One of the men in the vehicle exited with raised hands, and announced, “We’ve just been f!@#$ shot!”

Officers observed that both denizens of the car were bleeding profusely from flesh wounds. One man had been shot in the face, the other in the right arm. It was determined that the victims were the ones who made the initial 9-1-1 call.

Based on descriptions, police say they tracked down Meyer at Thorndike Field. Although five shell castings were found nearby, Meyer claimed no knowledge of any shooting, and was not carrying a gun. He said he had just been run over with a car and required medical attention, according to police. Meyer was subsequently taken to a hospital.

Harris, who police say was carrying a pistol magazine that matched the shells found at Thorndike, was soon after arrested by Cambridge Police nearby the bike path on the Route 2 overpass.

When asked, Harris told police he had already gotten rid of the gun, and brought officers to where he left it off near Clay Pit Pond. Harris also mentioned his friend had just been hit by a car, which led police to believe Meyer had, in fact, been at the scene during the shooting.

Cambridge Police say that they initially observed Harris nearby Alewife Station. They say they noticed that not only did he fit the description of a shooting suspect, he had the magazine partly visible in his front pocket.

Mugshots via Arlington Police.

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