Man, 26, dies after being shot multiple times in Chattanooga

May 10, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. | Updated May 11, 2016 at 5:55 a.m.

by Emmett Gienapp

Chattanooga Police Chief Fred Fletcher, left, helps work the scene of a shooting on Jeffery Lane late Tuesday. The victim, Orlando Gay, 26, was shot multiple times. He was taken to Erlanger hospital where he later died from his injuries.
Chattanooga Police Chief Fred Fletcher, left, helps work the scene of a shooting on Jeffery Lane late Tuesday. The victim, Orlando Gay, 26, was shot multiple times. He was taken to Erlanger hospital where he later died from his injuries.

A 26-year-old man is dead after being shot multiple times late this afternoon, said Chattanooga Police Chief Fred Fletcher.

Authorities responded to a call about a person shot in the 4900 block of Jeffery Lane in Emma Wheeler Homes at 5:25 p.m. and found Orlando Gay suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services responded and transported the victim to Erlanger hospital.

Standing just a few yards away from lines of police tape that were blocking off the street, Fletcher said two men had been involved in a fistfight in a street which then evolved into a shooting.

He said the shooting does not appear to be gang-related.

One person of interest has been detained in relation to the shooting.

Chattanooga Police ask anyone with information regarding this crime to call 423-698-2525.

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