CHATTANOOGA
Shooting reported on Cowart StreetChattanooga police are looking for leads in the case of a person who was shot in the head early Sunday morning near the Bella Vita restaurant on Cowart Street.
Officers were called to the 1300 block of Cowart Street at 3:20 a.m., where they found Reuben Simpson, 35, unresponsive and with a gunshot wound to the head, according to a news release. Doctors reported his injuries are not life-threatening, the release stated.
Bella Vita staff provided information about the victim and a suspect, both of whom they said had been at the restaurant. Police detained one man, but released him after determining he was not involved in the shooting.
The investigation is ongoing and police ask anyone with information related to this incident to call 423-698-2525.