August 29, 2025
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn
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. – The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) has arrested an 18-year-old
and a 16-year-old in connection with an August 28, 2025 shooting in the
2800 block of Market Street.
Around 8:56 a.m., officers responded to a report of a person shot and found
a wrecked vehicle with two males walking away from it. Soon after CPD was
notified that a 15-year-old girl arrived at a local hospital with injuries
from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Investigators determined the suspects had been in the wrecked vehicle and
had fired at another vehicle in which the 15-year-old was a passenger. The
driver, a 38-year-old woman, was not injured.
Jalijuan Haggard, 18, is charged with two counts of Attempted First Degree
Murder and is in custody at the Hamilton County Jail and Detention Center.
The 16-year-old suspect faces the same charges and is in custody at the
Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Center.
This information is preliminary and subject to change as the investigation
continues. Chattanooga Police ask anyone with information regarding this
incident to call 423-698-2525.
The charges and allegations referenced in this release are merely
accusations of criminal conduct and not evidence. A defendant is presumed
innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and
convicted through due process of law.