Santory JohnsonDozens of Chris Jones’ neighbors took to the side streets of Rossville on Saturday and Sunday to collect money for his unexpected funeral, which will cost around $5,000.
Jones was shot Friday night outside his mother’s home in the 4000 block of Chandler Avenue and died at a hospital.
According to Chattanooga police, Jones and 35-year-old Santory Johnson were having an argument just before Jones was shot multiple times. As of Sunday night, police were still looking for Johnson, who is wanted on warrants in the slaying.
Sunday evening, Jones’ neighbors didn’t want to focus on that, though. They wanted to remember their friend.
“He’s loved. It’s what we do, we show love to any of our fallen neighbors,” Desmond Gearing, Jones’ brother, said Sunday evening.