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One person dead, two others injured in Douglas Heights apartment shooting

Crime scene tape is draped around University Street on Sunday, July 14, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Three people were injured in a shooting inside a Douglas Heights apartment Sunday morning just before 4 a.m. One person is said to be in critical condition.
Crime scene tape is draped around University Street on Sunday, July 14, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Three people were injured in a shooting inside a Douglas Heights apartment Sunday morning just before 4 a.m. One person is said to be in critical condition.
photo Crime scene tape is draped around University Street on Sunday, July 14, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Three people were injured in a shooting inside a Douglas Heights apartment Sunday morning just before 4 a.m. One person is said to be in critical condition.

UPDATE at 2:53 p.m.: One person was killed and two others injured during a shooting at the Douglas Heights Apartments early Sunday morning.

No one involved had been identified as of Sunday evening.

Investigators were on scene throughout the morning Sunday to gather evidence and speak with anyone who may have known what happened.

The privately owned Douglas Heights offers housing near the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. It is located on Douglas Street between M.L. King Boulevard and E. 10th Street.

The seven-story, 354,000-square-foot apartment complex opened with fanfare in 2016 to offer a one-of-a-kind living option for university students and others in the city.