Members of the Chattanooga SWAT team gather around an armored vehicle outside of a home on Dodson Avenue during a more than four-hour standoff and search for the suspected robber of the Third Street Cricket store Tuesday in Chattanooga. The SWAT team was unable to locate the suspect within the home.Chattanooga police were still looking for a suspect in an attempted robbery Tuesday evening after a SWAT call out to a residence on Dodson Avenue yielded no results.
A witness, who police declined to elaborate on, saw a man who attempted to rob the Cricket store on East Third Street just before 2 p.m. Tuesday and later make entry into the residence. No one was injured during the robbery attempt.
“At one point someone had seen the suspect enter the residence,” said Master Patrol Officer Nathan Hartwig.
Police have active warrants for 19-year-old Dameion Reynolds for attempted aggravated robbery. He was reportedly armed with a handgun. Police believe he is armed and dangerous.
The car, which was seen leaving the store after the robbery, was also found at 551 Dodson Ave. where Reynolds and his mother reside.