Markious Sims
Chattanooga Police Homicide Investigators were notified that Deed Carroll, the victim in the Nov. 19, shooting that occurred at 1900 Maple Hills Way, has succumbed to his injuries.
The notification was made by the Hamilton County Medical Examiner's Office.
The suspect, 24-year-old Markious Sims, is now charged with criminal homicide instead of attempted criminal homicide. Sims is already in custody at the Silverdale Detention Center.
Police earlier said the victim was on life support with no brain function.
The victim's girlfriend told police that he was off his meds and believed she was sleeping with the neighbor's boyfriend.
Police said Sims stayed with his girlfriend near the shooting scene.
The victim's girlfriend said she left prior to the shot. Police said a witness saw a black four-door sedan with silver trim leave the complex shortly after the shooting.
A detective saw a black Chrysler 200 going the wrong way on a one-way street. The officer said he later saw the Chrysler parked nearby and found it belonged to the girlfriend.
After the shooting police had found a single 9mm shell casing in the roadway. There was also a pool of blood.
Police said Sims told them that the victim had come through the breezeway and verbally assaulted him. He said after the victim began running from the scene he shot him in the back. Asked why he had done that, he said he did not know.
Police said the victim was a good distance from Sims and was running when he was hit.
Sims is a convicted felon and is not supposed to be armed.