Chattanooga police reported Tuesday evening making an arrest in an April 11 shooting incident near the Volkswagen Chattanooga plant in which two people were wounded by gunfire.
Lamel Billups, 20, is being held after turning himself in at the Silverdale Detention Facility on three charges of attempted first-degree murder, three charges of aggravated assault, felony reckless endangerment and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, according to a news release.
The shooting happened at 10:45 p.m. April 11 in a parking lot in front of the Vokswagen Chattanooga plant, according to Chattanooga police and a statement from Volkswagen.
The victims in the shooting, a 31-year-old and a 19-year-old, were sitting in a vehicle near the 8000 block of Volkswagen Drive when they were shot, sustaining injuries that were not life-threatening. They were taken by ambulance to a local hospital, according to a news release.
Police said in a news release the day after the shooting that they believed it to be a “targeted incident,” adding there was no evidence to suggest there was a continuing threat to Volkswagen employees or the public.