A medical examiner’s report showed 11 gunshot wounds in the body of a 29-year-old man who threatened suicide and charged police officers while pointing a revolver at them.
Andrew Carr died in the driveway of his 807 Graysville Road home sometime after 4:26 a.m. Tuesday. According to police, Mr. Carr had called 911 less than an hour earlier, threatening suicide.
When officers arrived on the scene, he appeared ready to surrender after police negotiations but suddenly charged off his porch, pointing the revolver at three police officers standing 20 to 25 feet away, said Chattanooga police Capt. Tim Carroll, head of major crimes.
The medical report says Mr. Carr was “upset about a foreclosure issue” and, when he charged police, he was “screaming ‘suicide by cop.'”
The report also said Mr. Carr had a past history of drug use.