Chattanooga police, district attorney’s office seek assistance to solve shooting deaths of two senior citizens

Russell Paris / Photo provided by Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office

Chattanooga police and the Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office are asking the public for help in solving two December shootings that left two senior citizens dead.

With the help of Crime Stoppers and an anonymous donor, officials are offering up to $14,100 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of “the individuals responsible for these two heinous actions,” District Attorney Neal Pinkston said at a news conference Wednesday.

The two victims – Gloria Hill, 66, and Russell Paris, 61, both grandparents and unrelated – were two of three people killed within 24 hours between Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

“You didn’t have just two lives lost in this neighborhood,” Chattanooga police Chief David Roddy said. “You had two families that lost a loved one. You had two families that lost a [grandparent]. You had an individual that had dedicated her life to improving the lives of children in an area school. You had two lights snubbed out.”