On May 14, 2025, 27-year-old Jamel Daeshun Sutton was shot behind an apartment building in the 1200 block of North Hickory Street in Chattanooga and died after being taken to a hospital. Officers arrived shortly after 3:30 p.m.; Sutton suffered a gunshot wound to his torso. He was a Brainerd High School graduate and is described as a hardworking man who enjoyed football and being a father to his daughter.

Police say the fatal encounter followed a confrontation three days earlier between Sutton and 34-year-old Demontra Quintez Collins. Witnesses reported Sutton was adjusting a child car seat when Collins approached; Collins told officers he believed Sutton was reaching for a gun. Authorities say both men fired—Sutton twice with a 9mm and Collins about 12 times with a Draco-style firearm—and Collins later called 911 to report a shootout. Collins was arrested, charged with criminal homicide, released on $250,000 bond and placed on house arrest with a GPS monitor. Prosecutors presented jail calls in which Collins discussed self-defense before the shooting and allegedly made incriminating remarks after his arrest, and a judge found sufficient evidence to bind the case over to a higher court.

Did anyone see Sutton and Collins together in the days before May 14, or does anyone have information about the earlier confrontation on Mother’s Day?