This unidentified suspect is being sought by Chattanooga Police.Chattanooga police have two men in custody in relation to two separate shootings late Saturday night.
Police first responded to a shooting in the parking lot of the Kanku’s convenience store at 3440 Wilcox Blvd. around 10:45 p.m. Saturday.
They found 27-year-old Terrance Etchison unresponsive and suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the upper torso, according to a news release from Sgt. Jerri Weary, a spokeswoman for the department. EMS workers pronounced him dead.
After speaking with witnesses, police learned that Mr. Etchison and a black male had words inside the Kanku’s. That exchange then carried over to the parking lot when the victim exited the store, Sgt. Weary said. During the conversation outside, the suspect pulled a gun and shot Mr. Etchison in the area of the upper torso then got into his vehicle and left, she said.
Jamaal Byrd, 29, was arrested late Sunday and charged with first-degree murder in Mr. Etchison’s death. He was taken into custody at the Hamilton County Jail after negotiating his surrender with fugitive investigators. Mr. Byrd was identified from surveillance video.