Two teenagers are charged in connection with the Thursday shooting of a man at his Southern Street home, said Sgt. Jerri Weary of the Chattanooga Police Department.
A 16-year-old male and a 14-year-old male are suspected of robbing Hershel Walker of $300 before the juvenile shot Mr. Walker in the upper right thigh, police said. He is being treated for a non-life-threatening injury at a local hospital, Sgt. Weary said.
Detectives located the 16-year-old at a North Germantown Road address. He is charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated robbery, Sgt. Weary said.
The 14-year-old was brought in by his mother after she heard about the incident. He is charged with attempted first-degree murder, accessory after the fact and aggravated robbery, Sgt. Weary said.