Jacorey Darnell Owens
Chattanooga Police homicide investigators have arrested Jacorey Darnell Owens, 25, in connection with the homicide of 21-year-old Tawon Lebron Billups Jr. last Saturday in the 700 block of North Germantown Road.
Owens is charged with criminal homicide and felonious possession of a weapon during a dangerous felony. He is in custody at the Silverdale Detention Center.
The victim was a 2019 graduate of Howard High School.
He had a daughter, T’Arri.
Police earlier said they responded Saturday at approximately 4:54 p.m.to Germantown Road on a report of a person shot.
Upon arrival, officers located the victim suffering from a gunshot wound and secured the scene. Hamilton County EMS responded and pronounced the victim deceased on scene.
Police said investigators learned that the victim may have been involved in an altercation prior to an unknown person producing a firearm and shooting him.