Brandon Meriweather Shot Two People? (UPDATED)

Very odd story coming from Florida today...

"According to Deadspin, Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather allegedly shot two men outside a house party in Apopka, Fla., Feb. 27. The incident, which reportedly includes one of the men getting shot in the head, was being reported by the attorney for the two victims, John Morgan.

The report states that a friend of Meriweather allegedly beat up a woman outside the Blue Jeans Lounge, leading to the woman's brother to arrive with his own acquaintance. The story states with the brother proceeded to beat up the New England player's friend in a fight, leading Meriweather to fire a gun at the brother of the woman. The bullet, according to Morgan, grazed the woman's brother in the face, while hitting the other victim in the head.

According to the report, detectives from the Orange County Sheriff's Office have made no arrests, but continue to investigate the case. Former Miami football player, and current Florida sports talk radio host, Dan Sileo first mentioned the shooting (WEEI)."

When I first read this I wrote off that we would never see Meriweather again in a Patriots uniform or in the NFL, but as I have been reading more there are so many holes in this story that it's starting to get hard to believe.

1. When the police station was called they said they had no investigation into Brandon Meriweather.
2. This happened over 10 days ago, there should be an arrest if someone was actually shot in the head.
3. This "lawyer" that broke this whole story to the radio station was just on WEEI and he said he doesn't know if he believes his clients (the 2 people who were shot). Plus, he is just an ambulance chaser, and how do you not back your own client?

Now, saying all of that, we also have to say that this isn't the first time Brandon Meriweather has been in trouble for using a gun. When he was in college (2006) he shot at someone, but was never charged, and it was never proven that he actually hit anyone. So, I wouldn't be all that surprised if this turned out to be true.

I am sure the NFL is going to look into this, but there is so much misinformation out there right now, so be careful what you believe.

We will keep you posted when REAL facts come out.


***UPDATE***

"There is an incident," a spokesman for the Sheriff's Department told CBSSports.com. "But we do not have confirmation that [Meriweather] was involved in any shape or form. "There is no such confirmation." The Sheriff's Department did add that a case, involving the shootings in question, "is still active (CBS Sports)."

Also, there have reports that Meriweathers "camp" is denying these allegations.