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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.  –  The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) is
investigating a shooting that occurred on October 8, 2025, at approximately
12:45 p.m. in the 2300 block of Kirby Avenue.

When officers arrived, they learned the 19-year-old male victim had
transported himself to a local hospital, where he was treated for a
non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (October 9, 2025) — The City of Chattanooga’s Department
of Community Development proudly announces the release of its Fall/Winter
Community Resource Guide, a comprehensive publication highlighting the wide
range of programs, services, and activities offered through the City’s
divisions and community facilities.

National Night Out 2025 is set for Tuesday, October 14, with
gatherings taking place across Chattanooga neighborhoods and a citywide
host event at Silverdale Baptist Church.

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that’s intended
to strengthen relationships between community members and law enforcement
while encouraging neighbors to connect with one another to create safer,
more united neighborhoods.

UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENT ROAD CLOSURES

Art & Music on the Bluff
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E 2nd Street between High Street and Tony’s Pasta Shop parking lot will be
closed on Wednesday, October 8th, from 4 PM until Midnight for Art & Music
on the Bluff.

On October 8, 2025, the Chattanooga Police Department (CPD)
relieved one of its Neighborhood Policing Bureau sergeants of law
enforcement duties following his indictment by the Hamilton County Grand
Jury on an Aggravated Assault charge.

On October 6, 2025, at approximately 8:30 a.m., CPD responded to a reported
Aggravated Assault near the intersection of Gunbarrel Road and Crane Road.
The suspect was later identified as Worlie D. Johnson, a Chattanooga Police
Sergeant.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (October 7, 2025) – City Council has confirmed Cedric
Henson as administrator of the Department of Community Development after
his appointment by Mayor Tim Kelly as interim administrator of the
Department of Community Development in July.

Henson previously served as the deputy administrator for the Department of
Public Works (DPW) and has worked for the city for the past two years.

Chattanooga, TN (October 7, 2025) – The Chattanooga City Council continues to support efforts to boost fire protection in East Brainerd. On Tuesday night, City Council members approved the Chattanooga Fire Department’s request to purchase a $1.8 million 107-foot Smeal ladder truck for Station 21 on East Brainerd Road. Fifteen new firefighter positions have also been approved for that fire station to staff the additional truck. Station 21 is already home to an engine company, as well as a water tanker truck.

Chattanooga, Tennn. - The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) has arrested
the suspect connected to a bank robbery and an attempted bank robbery that
occurred in Hixson, TN on October 4, 2025. The same suspect is also charged
with Aggravated Robbery for another bank robbery committed the morning of
October 6, 2025.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (October 6, 2025) – A major milestone in the City’s
efforts to prevent sewer overflows and protect local waterways is being
constructed alongside Interstate 75 where Chattanooga’s Environmental and
Economic Infrastructure Improvements (e2i2) project is now visible.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. –  The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) is
investigating a shooting reported Sunday afternoon after a 15-year-old male
victim with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound arrived at a local
hospital around 2:19 p.m. on October 5, 2025.

CPD's Homicide Unit responded to conduct the investigation. Preliminary
information suggests the shooting occurred between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m. on
October 5th in the area of the 7600 block of Standifer Gap Road.