In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 14, 2016, 35-year-old Jermichael Bowling was found in the 2600 block of East 41st Street in Chattanooga after suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Police arrived after a 5:28 a.m. call; Bowling’s injuries proved fatal and he died at the scene before authorities arrived. The Chattanooga Violent Crimes Bureau took over the investigation and followed several leads, but no suspects have been publicly named and no arrests have been announced.

Bowling worked as a cook at a local Waffle House. He was married to Kelchia Hicks Bowling and was the father of seven children. A Celebration of Life service was held on August 23, 2016, at Thankful Baptist Church. The case remains open and unresolved.

If anyone has information that could help bring answers in this homicide, please come forward to investigators.