A man was shot in the arm in East Chattanooga Recreation Center parking lot Monday afternoon, police said.
All 30 children at the center’s Kids Camp Summer Program were inside the building during the shooting, said Officer Rebecca Royval, a spokeswoman for the Chattanooga Police Department.
Police were still searching for the suspect, Terrance Smith, 19, as of 5 p.m. Monday, Officer Royval said.
The victim, Cordell Oden, 21, was treated for a nonlife-threatening gunshot wound and was later transported to Parkridge Medical Center in a nonemergency vehicle, police said.
Investigators said the victim and suspect had a recent disagreement. Mr. Oden attempted to leave when Mr. Smith shot at him with a small-caliber handgun and the blast grazed Mr. Oden in the arm, police said.