ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Two men will appear in court next week to face charges of shooting at three people outside their Glasgow Village home.

According to the St. Louis County Police Department, the shootings occurred just after 11 p.m. in the 500 block of Dornoch Drive.

Police said the first of the three victims arrived at the home to visit James S. Hayes’ brother. Hayes confronted this person and twice fired shots at him. The victim was not wounded but fled the area.

A short time later, Gerald D. Snipes arrived at the house, spoke with one of the residents, then noticed the second and third victims walking on the street. Snipes then opened fire, emptied his magazine, went inside the home, and retrieved another gun. Hayes, who was inside the home at the time, heard the gunfire, exited the house, and started shooting at the two victims in the street.

One of the victims was shot several times in their lower left leg while the other victim was shot in his left thigh.

Snipes told investigators he shot the second and third victims because he believed they were suspicious. Hayes said he shot at the two victims because Snipes told him they were suspicious.

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Hayes with three counts of first-degree assault and three counts of armed criminal action. Snipes was charged with two counts first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, and one count of receiving stolen property.

Both Snipes and Hayes are due in court on May 14 for a bond reduction hearing, with preliminary hearings scheduled for June 5. They remain jailed on $200,000 cash-only bond apiece.