Officers at the scene
Chattanooga Police said shots were fired from a vehicle on Friday afternoon, then officers located the vehicle and arrested five youths with guns.
That comes after a spate of shooting violence in which two women were killed and several other people injured by bullets.
Just after
4 p.m. Friday, officers with the Chattanooga Police Department responded to the 3100 block of 5th Avenue on reports of shots being fired.
Community members reported a vehicle description and officers were alerted to all available details.
Officers Isler, Clay, Martin, Holoman, Gregory, Niethammer, Palmer, McFarland, Meador and K9 Duco all responded, located, and stopped the suspect vehicle at E 3rd Street and Dodson Avenue.
Five individuals were detained without incident and there were no injuries to report. The five detainees were then transported to the Police Service Center for questioning.
After interviewing with Chattanooga Police Department Investigators, all five detained individuals were arrested:
- Juvenile - 17 - Male
- Unlawful Possession of a Weapon
- Reckless Endangerment
- Dominique Jackson - 08/14/96 - Male
- Unlawful Possession of a Weapon
- Reckless Endangerment
- Andrea Wells - 05/19/96 - Female
- Reckless Endangerment
- Driving Without License
- Accessory After the Fact
- False Reports
- Unlawful Possession of Weapons
- Kadarius Johnson - 09/18/96 - Male
- Unlawful Possession of a Weapon
- Reckless Endangerment
- Traevion Russell - 05/09/96 - Male
- Unlawful Possession of a Weapon
- Reckless Endangerment
Chattanooga Police ask anyone with information regarding this incident to call 423-698-2525.
Taken from the vehicle