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Man slain outside Chattanooga event hall was shot 7 times

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photo Chattanooga firefighters Eric Roddy, left, and Cody Wallin disinfect a puddle of blood while working the scene where Desomd McClure, 28, was fatally shot early Tuesday morning. McClure was pronounced dead when police found his body at 2:45 a.m. in the parking lot of 2510 E. Main St. with multiple gunshot wounds.
photo Desmond Nigel Mcclure
photo Site of E. Main St. shooting

Andrew Wilson Jr. fired his .45-caliber Sig Sauer nine times until Desmond McClure fell dead, he told police.

Wilson struck McClure seven times, a Hamilton County medical examiner’s report shows.

McClure, 28, was killed outside an event hall at 2510 E. Main St. on April 2 after an argument over a woman, authorities said. The building was rented out to host a bachelor party that night, according to a police report.

McClure had gunshot wounds to his torso and legs, according to diagrams in the report.

He was a father to six children.