Dedrick Gayle Boatwright III, 19, was found with fatal gunshot wounds on Arcadia Avenue in Chattanooga on the evening of July 8, 2023. Known as Tre, he was a father, a twin brother, a son, a recent Brainerd High School graduate and a member of the marching band who worked two jobs to support his family.

Family and friends held a candlelight vigil and released green and purple balloons at the scene on July 11. During that gathering, Chattanooga police announced the arrest of 18-year-old Ralph Keely Jr. on warrants charging first-degree murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and unlawful possession of a firearm. The family described the arrest as bringing some relief amid their grief.

Did anyone in the community know Dedrick’s routines or the people he spent time with in the days before July 8?