Chattanooga police were called to Erlanger about 1:20 a.m. Sunday where a shooting victim from another location was being treated, according to department spokeswoman Lt. Kim Noorbergen.
Brandon Staples, 20, told police he was standing by a vehicle in the 900 block of East 10th Street when he was shot in the back by someone in an unknown vehicle driving by, Lt. Noorbergen said.
Interviews were conducted of neighborhood witnesses who provided several versions of what occurred, Lt. Noorbergen said.
Mr. Staples’ injury was not life-threatening, she said.