One person was shot near Notre Dame High School on Tuesday afternoon, leading to the school and nearby CHI Memorial Hospital and NHC Healthcare going on lockdown for a couple of hours.
At approximately 2:27 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to a report of shots fired at the 2700 block of Vermont Avenue.
When police arrived, they discovered a victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital with a non-life threatening injury.
The lockdown was lifted around 4:30 p.m.
CPD confirmed that this was an isolated incident from the school.
A large number of police converged near the school after a report of a "person shot."
The contingent included several helicopters.
Roads in the vicinity were blocked.
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann said he was thankful that no Notre Dame students were hurt.