Chattanooga police are responding to a person shot call in the Hamilton Place area, according to police radio communications.
Dispatchers sent emergency officials to the scene just before 9:50 p.m. and indicated the victim was near Bar Louie, which is in Hamilton Place Mall.
A suspect drove away from the scene onto Interstate-75, according to dispatchers. Police did not give a direction of travel.
The police described the suspect as a white male driving a Nissan 350z convertible. He is possibly armed with a .45 caliber handgun, according to dispatchers.
Dispatchers believe the victim was shot multiple times.