Early Monday morning shooting

[Chattanooga Police]

12/08/08

In reference to the early morning shooting, Major Crime Investigators have gathered this much information:

• According to investigators 3 men from McMinnville TN brought their friend to Erlanger Hospital after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest.
  
• Nathan Frisk 26 died at the hospital as a result of this injury.
  
• According to the friends they came to Chattanooga to visit a club, they found the club closed and as they were leaving they pulled in front of a White Honda Civic occupied by 4 black males, they exchanged words and told the 4 in the Civic they were looking for a club.
  
• The friends followed the Civic to another club that was closed and they got into an altercation, one of the men in the Civic began firing a gun, the friends then ran in separate directions, they later met up back at the car and found that Frisk was missing; they found him lying shot on the side of the road.
  
• Investigators still do not have a location on this shooting; the three friends were not familiar with the Chattanooga area.
  
• Police are looking for a White Honda Civic with 4 black male suspects.

The investigation is continuing. If anyone has information on this incident they are asked to call the Chattanooga Police Department at 698-2525.

Lt. Kim Noorbergen
CPd PIO

[RuneDeer]

Also on the news last night, the reporter signed off by saying "Police are asking anyone in the city limits who heard gunshots to contact them."

My husband and I, who hear gunshots out on Dodson Avenue nearly every night, cracked up laughing. We would wear out our dialing fingers if we followed that directive.

[frayne]

Sounds like a drug deal gone bad to me.

[bluckarma]

I thought it was interesting that the photo of the murder victim was obviously a mug shot in an orange jail house uniform.

telling.

[bluckarma]

Well it turns out he was not shot downtown. Can't say I am surprised.

[LimitedRecourse]

There was little surprise from anyone in regards to this particular shooting.

[cadillacdude1975]

the darwin effect in full motion.

[Chattanooga Police]

12/11/08

Chattanooga Police Major Crimes Investigators have confirmed the reported shooting of Nathan Fisk of McMinnville TN. which occurred on December 8th, did not occur in the Chattanooga area.

On December 8th around 3:00 am investigators were called to Erlanger on a reported subject shot, 3 subjects who had brought Fisk to the hospital stated they were somewhere in the downtown area and encountered 4 B/Ms in a white car, there was an altercation and shots were fired. The reporting parties stated they found Fisk on the street where he had sustained a gunshot wound to the chest.

None of this was true; Fisk was not shot in our city, this story was fabricated by the other subjects with Fisk and none of this incident happened in Chattanooga . Fisk was pronounced dead at Erlanger. The murder of Nathan Fisk did not occur in Chattanooga .

Through investigation and cooperation with other law enforcement agencies, information was developed and confirmed that the shooting did not occur as reported and did not happen in the downtown area. Major Crimes Investigators will continue working with other law enforcement agencies in deciding what and if other charges will be placed.

Because of the developing facts and other information being released could hamper the ongoing investigation; no further details related to this incident will be released at this time.

Lt. Kim Noorbergen
CPD PIO

[Kordax]

First, out-of-towners dump (with impunity) their homeless cast-offs here in Chattanooga; now out-of-town drug dealing murderers are evidently following suit .....

[mikeydokey]

"Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she

With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" _{Emma Lazarus}



Maybe Chattanooga can change it's name to "The New Collossus" since no one knows what the word "chattanooga" means any ways.

[LimitedRecourse]

Homeless, aimless...same difference.

[goomba]

its not like this hasn't happened before. I remember when somebody found a body out by the east ridge ER one night several years ago.

[dvc]

Thats a good place to drop off lots of things,either breathing and/or prostrate.

[Tsavodiner]

I had my prostrate checked there once.

[Tsavodiner]

Dec 13, 2008 13:41:41 GMT -5 LimitedRecourse said:

Homeless, aimless...same difference.

You left out "shameless".