Crime scene tape is draped around University Street on Sunday, July 14, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Three people were injured in a shooting inside a Douglas Heights apartment Sunday morning just before 4 a.m. One person is said to be in critical condition.UPDATE at 2:53 p.m.: One person was killed and two others injured during a shooting at the Douglas Heights Apartments early Sunday morning.
No one involved had been identified as of Sunday evening.
Investigators were on scene throughout the morning Sunday to gather evidence and speak with anyone who may have known what happened.
The privately owned Douglas Heights offers housing near the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. It is located on Douglas Street between M.L. King Boulevard and E. 10th Street.
The seven-story, 354,000-square-foot apartment complex opened with fanfare in 2016 to offer a one-of-a-kind living option for university students and others in the city.
It is the complex where former Chattanooga police officer Benjamin Dessalines took a woman caught shoplifting and allegedly sexually assaulted her. He was arrested and charged with felony kidnapping and felony sexual battery. The kidnapping charge was later dropped. He was indicted for sexual battery in May.
Earlier this year, a man allegedly pepper-sprayed a police officer after he got caught trying to break into a vehicle parked in an area outside Douglas Heights.
The man, Justin Conner, was charged with two counts of theft of property over $1,000, burglary, aggravated assault, resisting arrest, vandalism and possession of a controlled substance.
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Crime scene tape is draped around University Street on Sunday, July 14, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Three people were injured in a shooting inside a Douglas Heights apartment Sunday morning just before 4 a.m. One person is said to be in critical condition.UPDATE at 12 p.m.: Chattanooga police have confirmed one person has died in the shooting at Douglas Heights Apartments early Sunday morning.
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Original story: Three people were shot inside a Douglas Heights apartment in downtown Chattanooga early Sunday just before 4 a.m., Chattanooga police say.
One of the people injured is said to be in critical condition.
No identities have been released at this time.
Investigators are on scene gathering evidence and speaking with anyone who may have seen or heard anything.
Douglas Heights offers housing near the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, according to their website.
This is a developing story.