The 6-year-old child killed in an apparent homicide-suicide in Chattanooga earlier this month was the child of the suspected shooter and the woman he reportedly killed, according to police.
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Christian Gil, 29, reportedly shot and killed Jessica Smith, 25, and their daughter in their home on North Moore Road, according to a preliminary investigation by police. Investigators said he likely then killed himself.
“It appears they were in a domestic relationship and both were parents of the child,” Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Victor Miller said in an email.
Police responded to the home around 8:40 p.m. March 1 after friends and family reported finding all three dead inside.