Man shot on South Kelly Street hospitalized with life-threatening injuries

Law enforcement works the scene of a shooting Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, in the 500 block of South Kelly Street in Chattanooga, Tenn. One male was shot and transported to a hospital. Law enforcement works the scene of a shooting Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, in the 500 block of South Kelly Street in Chattanooga, Tenn. One male was shot and transported to a hospital.

By Rosana Hughes August 15, 2017 2 min read

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Man shot on South Kelly Street

Law enforcement works the scene of a shooting Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, in the 500 block of South Kelly Street in Chattanooga, Tenn. A 911 call was made about 1:20 p.m. reporting the shooting.

Chattanooga Police Department Lt. Daniel Jones, the Baker South Commander, gives a statement about a shooting Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, in the 500 block of South Kelly Street in Chattanooga, Tenn. One male was shot and transported to a hospital.

The Chattanooga Police Department works the scene where a man was shot in the 500 block of South Kelly Street Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. A 911 call was made at about 1:20 p.m. reporting the shooting.

A Chattanooga Police officer stands under the shelter of his car as he waits for the rain to settle down while working the scene of a shooting Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, in the 500 block of South Kelly Street in Chattanooga, Tenn. A 911 call was made about 1:20 p.m. reporting the shooting.

The streets are blocked off at the Chamberlain Avenue and Kelly Street intersection near the location where a man was shot in the 500 block of South Kelly Street Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn. A 911 call was made at about 1:20 p.m. reporting the shooting.

A man was shot on the 500 block of South Kelly Street just before 1:30 p.m. Monday, according to Chattanooga police.

Lt. Daniel Jones said Langdon Strickland, 33, was taken to a local hospital by ambulance. His injuries were described as life-threatening in a Monday evening news release.

By 2:15 p.m., police had placed in the street several yellow markers showing where shell casings and other pieces of evidence had been found, according to Chattanooga Police Department spokesman Rob Simmons.

A nearby neighbor, who did not want to be identified for fear of retaliation, said she was shaken up by the shooting.

She and some friends were sitting on a porch when they saw a grey Jeep drive slowly up Kelly Street. The vehicle came to a stop before someone fired 10 or 11 shots, she said.