Nurse barricaded inside UTC after reports of gunshots, Chattanooga TN

Weapons

Reported: 08/21/2025 10:02 AM (PDT)

Near E 5th St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

A nurse in UTC reported possible gunshots outside and took shelter. The suspect was seen nearby.

Audio|Source: Hamilton County VFDs

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Transcript:
Can you check and see if they located this party at UTC? If not, I have a description and some info. Okay, I'm on the fall with a nurse that's locked in a building there. She advised it it's a (name withheld) wearing shorts, skinny and a t-shirt. She does not remember the color of the t-shirt as he had long brown hair. He was close to Stemba. He was on the library side of the University Center building when she last seen him when this occurred. Still have contact with her and can you get an exact location of her and did she hear any shots? Okay, they are barricaded in a room upstairs in the university center of standby one. For any injuries? Okay, I'm checking now. 153. 153. They advised this party was outside in that location. He was stomping his feet, walking around in circles, and she went back inside. And at that time, they're not clear if it was gunshots or not. Everybody started yelling around. Clear, any weapons scene? That's negative. She went back inside about 10 seconds before any shots was fired. She did not see any weapon.

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We only received one call from an Allen party from (number withheld), repeating (number withheld) at our communications center. UTC advised they received several calls. We're clear on it. Should not, 2016, Subaru Cross Track, Blue and Color. Rest your two with Don Fundaw, out of Rock Springs, valid registration, negative selling. Team 1 to CP. Go ahead. 4 here, mostly circle in South Carolina. From inside, yes, confirmed. The new library is clear. We have all the people in the building, all the students in the Starbucks. We're holding for an extra time. Brock, can you report that those students, or where did they come from again? Myself as well as 15 other lines are in the star library. The entire building is clear. All students are in the Starbucks being helped. I'm clear. If we can leave one person to hold that, so we can link up UTC, just to hold that building there at the door, let's remove all students. and remove them down to the Mox Drive and we'll coordinate them to get into the Aquatic Center. All students, and remove them down to the Mox Drive and we'll coordinate them to get into the Aquatic Center. Back. Okay, Evan, I'm holding the door at Sarve up where they're all being held. We have to see with us. Do you want us just relay that at the end? Do you want us just relayed up the end? Do you want us just relay up the end? Take him crazy change everybody down to my stuff? Do you want us just relay up the end? You have bleat over. Can you repeat? You have bleedover. Can you repeat? Are you having the background, first off? I have UTC with me. Do you have a relay to them? Did you hang all these kids down to my relay to them? That's correct. That's correct. That's correct. Also, TC hauler. Brock, make sure we have a UTC officer, remain on that door, and everybody else should clear with the students as we bring them down. Our 60B advisors are going to be really okay to the Knox Drive exiting right now. Now you come over. We confirm on the fourth we stand on it. Clear. And this is it completely clear? Have we evacuated everybody from the UC building? From the UC building. About three more people walking out of it. Three four more people. We're out of here. We're just working through it. So where I'm calling. So where I'm calling. Surveillance to ops. (name withheld) just dropped off by a white SUV. He's going to be in a blue shirt, khaki shorts, carrying a bag over his shoulder. We're still clearing the UC for UV. Repeat that. I was on the other chin. I'm sorry. Go ahead. Dark-skinned (name withheld) just dropped off by a white SUV. He's in a blue shirt, khaki shorts with a bag over shore. And the bottom floor of the U.S.C. still being cleared? I'm getting a new shirt. Two-dard that I don't need a lot. 52. 53. Any other unit, copy of.

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