Three armed robbers got away with cash after busting in on a poker game at the Knights of Columbus hall on Lee Highway early Thursday morning.
Police said around 6:15 a.m. at the hall at 7617 Lee Highway, three black males entered the building and robbed several members of the Chattanooga Poker Club at gunpoint.
The occupants were participating in a poker tournament that had been going on all night, police said.
According to witnesses, all three robbers had masks on and demanded the victims get on the floor before they made off with an undetermined amount of cash.
The victims said they were involved in a points-only poker tournament at the Knights of Columbus facility.
The victims were not injured by the assailants. One shot was reportedly fired during the heist.
The investigation is ongoing with detectives of the Chattanooga Police Property Crimes Unit actively working the incident, it was stated.
Knights of Columbus officials said, "It was not a Knights of Columbus event, nor was it sponsored by the Knights of Columbus."
Officials said the hall had been rented to the poker players.