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Late on July 26, 2017, a violent incident on Wilcox Boulevard in Chattanooga ended with an SUV crashing into the storefront of Wedgewood Cleaners. Officers found 39-year-old Black man Desmond Clay inside the vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to a hospital and later died of his injuries. The immediate area was shut down while police reconstructed the seconds before the vehicle veered into the building.

Investigators later named Desmond Trammell in connection with Clay’s death and charged him with criminal homicide, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony. Police said footage from newly installed public safety cameras helped develop leads that led to that arrest. Weeks afterward, Derrick Boston was arrested and charged with criminal responsibility for facilitation of a felony for allegedly providing substantial assistance related to the underlying offense.

Trammell later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a 25-year prison sentence. Does anyone have information about Clay’s final movements on July 26, 2017, or about what was captured on the public safety cameras?