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Man arrested in connection with September homicide outside Chattanooga bar

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office / Deangelo Lovingood
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office / Deangelo Lovingood Hamilton County Sheriff's Office / Deangelo Lovingood

Police have arrested a man in connection with a September shooting that left one man dead outside a Chattanooga bar.

Deangelo Lovingood, 33, faces charges of first-degree murder, reckless endangerment and firearms violations, court records show. He was booked Tuesday into the Hamilton County Jail on a $2 million bond, according to jail records.

(READ MORE: Authorities investigating deadly Bonny Oaks Drive shooting)

Tavarious Johnson, 23, died of multiple gunshot wounds from the Sept. 24 shooting, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Police Department. His was the 22nd fatal shooting in Chattanooga this year, according to police data.

Police responded to the reported shooting outside Kay’s Tavern on Bonny Oaks Drive around 2:40 a.m. on Sept. 24, according to a sworn police affidavit in the case. Officers found a trail of blood, several shell casings, clothing and a cell phone at the scene, the report said.