Hamilton County District Attorney Neal Pinkston intends to request that the 16-year-old arrested in connection with the May 28 shooting on Walnut Street in Chattanooga be transferred to criminal court to be tried as an adult.
Pinkston will request the transfer of the case to Hamilton County Criminal Court during the upcoming June 16 hearing at Hamilton County Juvenile Court, according to DA's office spokesman Bruce Garner.
"At these status hearings, discovery has been requested," Garner said in an email to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. "At these two hearings, a future date for a transfer hearing may be set, or the judge may simply set another status hearing."
Chattanooga police announced Thursday that the teenager had turned himself in to the Juvenile Detention Center that morning in connection with the 100 Walnut St. shooting that injured six teenagers. He was charged with six counts of attempted murder, unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm during the commision of a felony.
His arrest was the result of a multiagency effort between the U.S. Marshals Service, the Bradley County Sheriff's Office and the Chattanooga Police Department.
Previously, law enforcement officers arrested on June 3 a 15-year-old male suspect in connection with the shooting, and on Monday Pinkston filed a motion to transfer his case to criminal court as well.
He is being charged with six counts of attempted murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a dangerous felony, unlawful possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment.
That hearing is scheduled for June 30 before Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Robert Philyaw.
Pinkston did not offer any comments on either case.
The names of either teen were not released due to their status as minors.
According to Tennessee Law, there is no minimum age a person can be tried for attempted first- or second-degree murder. Should the cases be transferred to the Hamilton County Criminal Court, and both teens are found guilty of attempted first-degree murder, they could face a minimum of 10 years in prison.
Shortly before 11 p.m. on May 28, Chattanooga Police were patrolling the area near Walnut Street when shots were fired. Officers responded to the scene to render aid to those injured, according to a news release by the department.
Mayor Tim Kelly, in a joint news conference with Chattanooga Police Chief, asked for parents to help keep guns out of their children's hands, saying that the incident stemmed from a dispute among teens.
Eight days later, a second mass shooting took place in front of Mary's Bar & Grill at 2125 McCallie Ave., where three people died and 14 others were injured, some of whom were injured by vehicles as they fled the scene.
Contact La Shawn Pagán at lpagan@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6476. Follow her on Twitter @LaShawnPagan.