Chattanooga police were at 729 E. 48th St. late tonight after a man was shot in the shoulder during an attempted residential robbery, a department spokeswoman said.
The victim told police he was about to walk into his home when he was approached by an unknown man, Sgt. Jerri Weary said. The man tried to push the victim into his apartment, but the victim closed the door on him and was shot, police were told.
The shooter ran away, and the victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injury to his shoulder, according to police.
No arrest has been reported.