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published Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Chattanooga: Trial date set in Heyward shooting lawsuit

Attorneys for both sides in a lawsuit against six Chattanooga police officers who shot and killed a local man July 18 say there has been no talk of a settlement in the case.

A trial date of Jan. 18, 2011, was set this afternoon in U.S. District Court in a federal “wrongful death” civil lawsuit involving Alonzo Heyward, who had 43 bullet wounds from a July shooting on his front porch.

For complete details, see tomorrow’s Chattanooga Times Free Press.

about Pam Sohn...

Pam Sohn has been reporting or editing Chattanooga news for 25 years. A Walden’s Ridge native, she began her journalism career with a 10-year stint at the Anniston (Ala.) Star. She came to the Chattanooga Times Free Press in 1999 after working at the Chattanooga Times for 14 years. She has been a city editor, Sunday editor, wire editor, projects team leader and assistant lifestyle editor. As a reporter, she also has covered the police, ...

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