Skip to main content
Friday, November 13, 2026Nov 13

Woman shot to death on Rawlings St. in Chattanooga

police-investigate-shooting-rawlings-st-chattanoog
police-investigate-shooting-rawlings-st-chattanoog police-investigate-shooting-rawlings-st-chattanoog
photo Lorenzo Harper, left, leads the daughter of shooting victim Barbara Johnson away from the scene through a crowd of onlookers Friday morning. Johnson was shot to death on Rawlings St. in the early morning hours Friday. Police were on the scene until about 9:30 am.
photo A shooting occurred on Rawlings St. in Chattanooga at 4 this morning.

Chattanooga Police officers are investigating an early morning shooting that took the life of a Chattanooga woman.

She was identified by police as Barbara Johnson, 45.

Officers were dispatched to 2010 Rawlings St. about 4 a.m., according to a news release.

When they arrived at the scene, they found Johnson with two gunshot wounds in the street.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.