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Chattanooga father killed in Wilcox Boulevard shooting

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UPDATE: Chattanooga police arrested a suspect Tuesday in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Malik Sawyer.

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A man is dead after a Sunday morning shooting in the 3200 block of Wilcox Boulevard.

Malik Sawyer, 18, arrived at a local hospital at around 1:44 a.m.

Chattanooga police were called and then informed that Sawyer had died from his injuries. They later found the crime scene on Wilcox Boulevard.