Tracy Lebron Freeman was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound at a homeless camp on the 1200 block of Peeples Street in Chattanooga on the morning of Monday, June 7, 2021, around 7:13 a.m. Freeman, 51, was a father and was especially close to his mother and two sons, Tracy Jr. and TraShun; his death came a few months after his mother Sandra’s passing.

Investigators say Freeman may have been involved in a verbal altercation shortly before he was killed with a shotgun. Multiple witnesses at the scene identified the shooter by the nickname Parlay, whom police located as 26-year-old Derrick Harvey. Officers executed a search warrant on Harvey’s tent and recovered multiple gunshot shells and an Academy Sports receipt for 12-gauge shells.

Harvey was arrested the day after the shooting and charged with criminal homicide and being a felon in possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony. The case was in the legal system as of June 2021. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Chattanooga Police at 423-698-2525 or submit a tip through the CPD Mobile App.

Did anyone in the area know Freeman or have information about what happened that morning?