An investigator takes photos of a 2nd floor room of the Economy Inn on Brainerd Road after a double-shooting just after 12 p.m. on Friday, July 10, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Two suspects were apprehended by police after a chase to the 3500 block of Ohls Avenue.
Brandon Robinson
Corey GreerThe double shooting at the Economy Inn on Brainerd Road Friday started as a drug deal and ended in gunfire when the man buying the drugs tried to rob the dealer, according to police.
Police have arrested two suspects in the case – Corey Greer, 28, is charged with three counts of attempted first degree murder, among other charges, while Brandon Robinson, 26, is charged for allegedly driving the getaway car.
A man, a woman and a 17-year-old boy were in the hotel room at 5505 Brainerd Road on Friday when Greer came to the door around noon, the woman told police.
The man in the room, Henry Bennett, recognized Greer and let him inside, the woman said. Bennett had a gun in his waistband, she said. She told police that the pair completed a drug deal, but then Greer tried to rob Bennett and lunged for the gun in Bennett’s waistband.
That’s when Bennett pulled out his gun and Greer yanked his gun from his pants, the woman said. Both men started shooting wildly at each other, she said, and she ran into a bathroom.