Young mother shot, killed in Chattanooga; suspect charged

Chattanooga police work the scene where a shooting took place at the 800 block of 13th Street Court.

Taylor Satterfield

A woman that neighbors recognized as the mother of young children was killed Tuesday morning at College Hill Courts just west of downtown Chattanooga.

Keiara Patton, 20, died at a hospital after police say she was shot in her apartment by 20-year-old Taylor Satterfield at about 9:35 a.m. Patton was listed in critical condition during the first hours after the shooting.

Satterfield is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a firearm and tampering with evidence. He is at the Hamilton County Jail on a $300,000 bond.

He is scheduled to appear in court Thursday.

Court records show that Satterfield was charged with selling drugs, illegal possession of a firearm and vandalism in 2013.