Victim identified in Arlington Avenue slaying

Chattanooga police officers investigate the scene of a shooting on Arlington Avenue where one person was killed on Wednesday, July 18, 2018.
Chattanooga police officers investigate the scene of a shooting on Arlington Avenue where one person was killed on Wednesday, July 18, 2018.

Chattanooga police have released the name of a man who was shot to death Wednesday on Arlington Avenue.

In a news release, police said Cortez Alford, 41, had been fighting with another man before gunshots rang out.

Alford was dead when first responders arrived.

The release said investigators recovered a weapon at the scene but no arrest has been made.

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