Post by Chattanooga Police on Mar 25, 2009 14:38:33 GMT -5
03/25/09
Last night around 8:30 pm Chattanooga Police responded to a person shot in the rear of the Woodlawn Apartments at 1105 Arlington Ave.
The victim was located lying on the grass area between the parking lot and Arlington Ave. The victim had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and was transported to Erlanger Medical Center by EMS . A short time later a second gunshot victim arrived at Erlanger transported by a private vehicle.
Victims
Andre E. Minor (pronounced dead at 2135 hrs; multiple GSW to the chest)
B-M; 05-25-81, age 27
1015 N. Hickory St .
Willie B. Jackson (GSW to the left thigh area; non-life threatening)
B-M; 05-15-80, age 28
2309 Fairleigh St .
According to one of the witnesses, he and 3 friends (including the victims) were walking to his girlfriend’s apartment (1105 Arlington Ave.) with groceries when 4 B-Ms approached them and said “Give me what you got”, two victims said they did not have anything and Willie Jackson stated he was not going to give them anything. One of the suspects produced a handgun and fired one time in the air. All 4 of the victims started running and additional gunfire erupted striking Minor and Jackson.
Suspects are 2 to 4 black males, (conflicting statements as to how many suspects)
#1 Tall B-M, white t-shirt, dark jeans braided hair; last seen running south on Arlington Ave. towards Windsor St .
#2 Short B-M, braided hair.
We are asking if anyone has information on this homicide to call the Chattanooga Police Department at 698-2525
Lt. Kim Noorbergen
CPD PIO
Last night around 8:30 pm Chattanooga Police responded to a person shot in the rear of the Woodlawn Apartments at 1105 Arlington Ave.
The victim was located lying on the grass area between the parking lot and Arlington Ave. The victim had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and was transported to Erlanger Medical Center by EMS . A short time later a second gunshot victim arrived at Erlanger transported by a private vehicle.
Victims
Andre E. Minor (pronounced dead at 2135 hrs; multiple GSW to the chest)
B-M; 05-25-81, age 27
1015 N. Hickory St .
Willie B. Jackson (GSW to the left thigh area; non-life threatening)
B-M; 05-15-80, age 28
2309 Fairleigh St .
According to one of the witnesses, he and 3 friends (including the victims) were walking to his girlfriend’s apartment (1105 Arlington Ave.) with groceries when 4 B-Ms approached them and said “Give me what you got”, two victims said they did not have anything and Willie Jackson stated he was not going to give them anything. One of the suspects produced a handgun and fired one time in the air. All 4 of the victims started running and additional gunfire erupted striking Minor and Jackson.
Suspects are 2 to 4 black males, (conflicting statements as to how many suspects)
#1 Tall B-M, white t-shirt, dark jeans braided hair; last seen running south on Arlington Ave. towards Windsor St .
#2 Short B-M, braided hair.
We are asking if anyone has information on this homicide to call the Chattanooga Police Department at 698-2525
Lt. Kim Noorbergen
CPD PIO