Chattanooga police on Tuesday announced the arrest of a 19-year-old in connection with a fatal Sept. 25 shooting off South Lyerly Street.
Daquan Malique Mason, of Chattanooga, is charged in the shooting death of Roger Bell, 32, as well as injuring another man.
“Chattanooga police responded to shots fired at 1100 S. Lyerly St.,” said a sworn court affidavit from the Police Department seeking Mason’s arrest. “Upon arrival officers found multiple spent shell casings in the roadway along with an unoccupied yellow Dodge Charger with bullet defects on the passenger side.”
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According to his Facebook page, Bell was an Atlanta native living in Chattanooga. He could be seen proudly standing by a yellow Dodge Charger in several photos and videos on his the page.