An 18-year-old man has been charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment after police said he confessed to shooting two juveniles early this morning.
Chattanooga Police Department investigators said Dennis Moore, charged in the incident, told them the shootings, which took place about 12:30 a.m. at Club Xscape 2510 East Main Street, involved an argument with a rival gang.
Both juveniles were treated at local hospitals for nonlife-threatening injuries, according to a police department news release.
In the news release, police said officers were dispatched on a shots-fired call. When they arrived at the Main Street club, they found a 16-year-old injured by a shot to the toe. The juvenile was taken to Erlanger hospital by Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services personnel. A short time later, officers learned there was a second victim with a gunshot would to the left knee who was taken to Memorial Hospital in a private vehicle.
According to reports, a black man wearing a purple shirt shot into the crowd in front of the club. Information given to investigators led them Moore, whom officers found at his home. Moore was taken to the Police Services Center on Amnicola Highway where he was interviewed about the incident, the news release stated.