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Suspect in Bar Louie parking lot shooting arrested

Benjamin Connally, a manager at Vaportonics, talks to a reporter at the store in Chattanooga.
Benjamin Connally, a manager at Vaportonics, talks to a reporter at the store in Chattanooga. Benjamin Connally, a manager at Vaportonics, talks to a reporter at the store in Chattanooga.

A suspect has been arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection to a shooting in March in the parking lot of Bar Louie.

Benjamin Thomas Connally III, 30, was arrested on Friday by Chattanooga police with assistance from the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office, according to a news release.

Connally has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and three counts of reckless endagerment.

He will be held in the Catoosa County jail pending extradition proceedings.