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Chattanooga police identify man killed at Shepherd Hills Apartments

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photo Gary Toney Jr.

Chattanooga police have identified the man who was killed in his apartment on Saturday as 66-year-old Robert Rutledge.

Two teenagers have been arrested and charged with first degree murder in Rutledge’s death, which happened at 404 Tunnel Blvd.

He was found with obvious injuries inside an apartment after a neighbor saw blood leading from the door and called police.

The apartment had been ransacked, according to court documents.

After the homicide, the two suspects, Gary Toney Jr. 19, and Javonte Davis, 17, led police on a lengthy chase in the victim’s stolen truck and injured two bystanders during a shootout with police.