A man has died after being shot Thursday night in Chattanooga, police said.
A 30-year-old man arrived at a hospital with life-threatening gunshot injuries, according to police. He died at the hospital.
Shortly before, officers responded to reports of a person shot on Bonny Oaks Drive around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Police Department.
They found a 27-year-old man with a non-life-threatening injury, police said. He was treated at the scene. The 27-year-old was not identified as a shooter in the incident, police spokesperson Sgt. Victor Miller said in an email.
A third person involved in the shooting told police it was a self-defense situation, and police are investigating that claim, Miller said.
Investigators are still learning the exact circumstances.
Anyone with information on this incident can call the department’s homicide tip line at 423-643-5100.
— Compiled by Ellen Gerst