Chattanooga police on the first night of the year Monday investigated a shooting on East 34th Street after the juvenile victim showed up at a local hospital with a gunshot wound.
Chattanooga Police Department spokeswoman Elisa Myzal said in a statement Monday morning that the juvenile victim walked into the hospital with a non-life-threatening wound he said came from a shooting while he was walking along the 2700 block of East 34th Street. The incident was reported at 10:37 p.m. The suspect or suspects have not been identified.
Members of the Violent Crime Bureau are actively investigating the shooting, Myzal said, and the investigation is ongoing.
Chattanooga police ask anyone with information about the shooting incident to contact the department at 423-698-2525.