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The 20 homicides Chattanooga police detectives worked this year are one more than in 2009 and right at the 10-year average for annual homicides.
Seven of the 20 cases have not resulted in an arrest. One is what police have called a “suicide by cop.”
The shooting death of Andrew Carr – who charged police with a revolver while shouting “suicide by cop” – and the accidental shooting of 2-year-old Camron Wallace by her 5-year-old brother were listed as criminal homicides.
But police said they don’t fit the typical public understanding of a homicide as one that results in murder or manslaughter charges.