Anniston police are investigating the murder of two men - whose bodies were discovered more than 12 hours apart.

Earlier this morning, Sgt. Shaun Firestone, officers responded to a shots fired call about 2 a.m. in the 400 block of West 29th Street.

There they found a black man in the passenger seat of a vehicle, dead from a gunshot wound.

Firestone said the man was identified as Anthony Finch, 25, of Anniston.

Then, about 2:34 p.m., the body of Tysel Kejuan Safford, 32, was found shot to death in a ditch, Deputy Calhoun County Coroner Shane Adrian said. The second body was discovered approximately 350 yards away from where Finch was found.

The Anniston Star is reporting that the two men were together earlier in the night and Safford was the driver of the vehicle Finch was found in.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Investigative Division at (256) 240-4000.