UPDATE: Man killed in officer-involved shooting at Patten Community Center ID'd, TBI reports

UPDATE: Man killed in officer-involved shooting at Patten Community Center ID'd, TBI reports

Police in Chattanooga are investigating an officer-involved shooting at the John A. Patten Community Center after responding to a domestic assault call. Two officers are on administrative leave as the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation continues the probe.

One dead following officer-involved shooting on Kellys Ferry Road

UPDATE: One man is dead following an officer-involved shooting on Kellys Ferry Road on May 8, 2026. According to the Chattanooga Police Department (CPD), around 10:30 a.m., officers responded to a domestic assault call between two parties. Upon arrival, officers spoke with one party and the other party was located in a parking lot in the 3200 block Kellys Ferry Road. They share at around 11:40 a.m., shots were fired, leaving one man dead. Per CP…

TBI Agents Investigating Deadly Chattanooga Officer-Involved Shooting

At the request of 11th Judicial District Attorney General Coty Wamp, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Chattanooga Friday morning. Preliminary information indicates that the incident happened just after 10:30 a.m.  when officers with the Chattanooga Police Department responded to a domestic assault call. One of the subjects involved, Douglas Bearden (DOB 05/31/1971), h…