At Least 2 People Wounded In Separate Chattanooga Drive-By Shootings

  • Sunday, June 14, 2015

At least two people were injured in two separate drive-by shootings in Chattanooga early Sunday morning.

In the first incident, a teen was hit when a drive-by shooter fired multiple shots at a house on Curtis Street.

At approximately 3:48 a.m., the Chattanooga Police Department responded to a local hospital for a person shot.

The victim, a 19-year-old black male, arrived in a personal vehicle with non-life threatening injuries.

He stated he was at a residence in the 2700 block of Curtis Street when a vehicle with unknown suspects drove by and fired multiple shots in his direction. 

The victim was struck by the gunfire and driven to the hospital.

There is no available suspect information at this time.

The second incident involved a shooting at 1300 Cypress Street Court.

Dispatch received a call of a person shot at approximately 9:16 a.m.

Kevin Williams, 19, said he was walking with a friend at 1300 Cyprus Street Court in the College Hill Courts. He sad an SUV occupied by three black male suspects approached and began shooting.

Mr. Williams sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound and was transported by HCEMS to a local hospital. Police have no further suspect information at this time. No other victims were reported.

Officers are working to determine the facts surrounding the incident at this time.

Chattanooga Police ask anyone with information regarding the shootings to call 423-698-2525. 

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