Charles Melton, 18, Regina Hughes, 67, Shot In Separate Chattanooga Incidents Early Sunday Morning

  • Sunday, June 28, 2015

A man and a woman were shot in separate incidents in Chattanooga early Sunday morning.

Police said they did not know if the incidents were related.

At approximately 2:58 a.m., the Chattanooga Police Department responded to a local hospital for a person shot.

The victim, Charles Melton, 18, said he was a passenger in a vehicle traveling in the 2100 block of Wilder Street. He said the driver of a passing vehicle brandished a firearm and began shooting. Mr. Melton was struck by the gunfire and transported via personal vehicle to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
 
No suspect information is available.


At approximately 3:19 a.m., the Chattanooga Police Department responded to 4700 Midland Pike for a person shot.

The victim, Regina Hughes, 67, said she was asleep in her residence when she woke up to a sharp pain and then heard multiple gunshots coming from outside. 

Ms. Hughes was struck by the gunfire and transported by HCEMS to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

No suspect information is available.

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


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