10-30-20 Officer Involved Shooting - 4026 Shallowford Road
10-30-20 Officer Involved Shooting - 4026 Shallowford Road
- Officers arrived on scene of the crash to begin a crash investigation.
- A party involved in the crash fled on foot when Officers arrived.
- An Officer pursued the suspect on foot to a nearby gas station.
- Once there the suspect raised a firearm at the Officer and began shooting at the Officer.
- The Officer engaged the suspect, returned fire, striking the suspect who sustained life threatening injuries.
- Multiple Officers then called for EMS and began rendering medical aid to the suspect.
- The suspect was transported to a local hospital by Hamilton County EMS.
- The suspect's firearm was recovered and collected on scene.
- The suspect was confirmed to have active Attempted Murder warrants from another jurisdiction.
- CPD does not believe there to be any active or ongoing threat to the Community related to this incident.
- Per Chattanooga Police Department policy, all Officers involved will be placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
- The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office will release more information regarding the suspect and are handling the criminal investigation. All inquiries should be directed to them.
* Note: Involved offier BWC video was attached to original release. It is not included here due to file size limitations.
The investigation is ongoing and more information will be released when available.
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NOTE: The preceding information is preliminary and is subject to change as the investigation continues.
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