Incident

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8-11-2023 Tennessee Chattanooga 1-1

Location

August 11, 2023

Speedway
1330 E 3rd St
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Officer Celtain Batterson
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Roger Sylvester Heard, Jr.
Age: 34
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

at N Holtzclaw Ave, police officer shot and wanted suspect killed in gunfire exchange at gas station convenience store, pistol

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.wdef.com/chattanooga-police-respond-to-shooting-on-n-holtzclaw-and-e-3rd-st/

URL: https://www.local3news.com/local-news/update-suspect-killed-in-gunfire-exchange-with-chattanooga-police-officer-friday-night/article_79b62536-38b5-11ee-8e75-936404bc4b33.html

URL: https://tbinewsroom.com/2023/08/12/tbi-special-agents-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-chattanooga-2/

URL: https://www.chattanoogan.com/2023/8/12/473194/TBI-Says-Man-At-Speedway-Produced.aspx

URL: https://www.local3news.com/local-news/three-cpd-officers-placed-on-leave-after-friday-nights-deadly-shooting/article_4252c98a-3ba5-11ee-b2e4-fb0d7fac03c8.html

URL: https://www.wdef.com/cpd-release-footage-of-officer-involved-shooting/

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 11
State House District: 28