Timothy Washington, 49, was found with a gunshot wound inside a home in the 2500 block of O’Neal Street in East Chattanooga on the evening of Sunday, June 27, 2021. Emergency crews transported him to a local hospital, where he later died of his injuries.

The Chattanooga Police Department’s Violent Crimes Bureau said the shooting stemmed from a dispute with someone Washington knew. Investigators later identified a suspect, and an arrest was made with charges filed; the matter was then turned over to the courts. Further specifics about the dispute, the suspect’s exact relationship to Washington, and details of the prosecution were not publicly provided in the immediate aftermath.

If anyone in East Chattanooga remembers the events of June 27, 2021, or has information about the dispute that led to this shooting, please share what you know.