James Farris.A Fort Oglethorpe police officer fired one shot at a 22-year-old man after a vehicle chase on Tuesday night, not knowing the man’s 4-year-old daughter was in the car.
The shot missed both the man and his daughter, and lodged in the car door.
The incident began around 10:30 p.m. in the 2100 block of Lafayette Road in Fort Oglethorpe when a Officer James Davis attempted to pull James Farris over for a license plate violation.
Farris initially stopped, but when Davis got out of his car, Farris threw his vehicle into reverse, pulled a U-turn and then sped toward the officer, Capt. Gary McConathy said. Farris swerved to try to hit Davis but missed, the officer reported.
Davis gave chase. The vehicle pursuit crossed into Chattanooga on Interstate 24 west and sped past the Ridgecut. Farris lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the center concrete barrier on I-24 near the intersection of Rossville Blvd., at Exit 180.