Post by Chattanooga Police on Dec 12, 2008 6:31:25 GMT -5
December 11, 2008 0023 hrs, patrol, fire, and EMS responded on a shooting call (person shot) at 1913 Foust Street .
On arrival they located the victim suffering from two gunshot wounds to the abdomen; he was transported by EMS to Erlanger Medical Center and admitted in critical condition and taken to surgery. At 0303 hours the victim died during surgery and was officially pronounced dead.
The victim was identified as Roy Sturdivant B-M, age 20, 1913 Foust St . Chattanooga , TN 37406. His next-of-kin have been notified and were at the hospital when the victim died.
The only suspect information we have at this time is a mid size white car possibly a Ford Taurus.
Mr. Sturdivant had been a victim of a shooting in 2007, #07-091195: September 15, 2007, 1458 hrs, at 2803 3rd Avenue ; suffered a single gunshot wound to the lower left abdomen and also admitted to surgery at that time and recovered.
November 14, 2007, a suspect Rick Wichman W-M, age 49 was arrested and charged with aggravated assault on the 2007 Sturdivant shooting investigation. Mr. Wichman is currently in custody at the Hamilton County Jail.
Lt. Tim Carroll
Major Crimes Division
On arrival they located the victim suffering from two gunshot wounds to the abdomen; he was transported by EMS to Erlanger Medical Center and admitted in critical condition and taken to surgery. At 0303 hours the victim died during surgery and was officially pronounced dead.
The victim was identified as Roy Sturdivant B-M, age 20, 1913 Foust St . Chattanooga , TN 37406. His next-of-kin have been notified and were at the hospital when the victim died.
The only suspect information we have at this time is a mid size white car possibly a Ford Taurus.
Mr. Sturdivant had been a victim of a shooting in 2007, #07-091195: September 15, 2007, 1458 hrs, at 2803 3rd Avenue ; suffered a single gunshot wound to the lower left abdomen and also admitted to surgery at that time and recovered.
November 14, 2007, a suspect Rick Wichman W-M, age 49 was arrested and charged with aggravated assault on the 2007 Sturdivant shooting investigation. Mr. Wichman is currently in custody at the Hamilton County Jail.
Lt. Tim Carroll
Major Crimes Division