At the request of 11th Judicial District Attorney General Coty Wamp, TBI special agents continue to investigate a deadly officer-involved shooting that occurred Friday evening involving officers from the Chattanooga Police Department.
Preliminary information indicates the incident occurred at approximately 5:45 in the 2200 block of Hamilton Place Boulevard. Officers attempted to make contact with three individuals in a vehicle in the mall’s parking lot, when the driver, later identified as 21-year-old Alricko Trimble, Jr., fled and approached stopped traffic near the mall and began ramming vehicles in an attempt to escape. Officers approached the suspect’s vehicle on foot and the situation escalated further, resulting in at least one officer firing shots, striking Trimble, who died at the scene, and a passenger, who sustained injuries and was hospitalized. The third individual in the vehicle wasn’t hurt. One of the officers sustained minor injuries in the incident.
At this time, this investigation remains active and ongoing. TBI agents are working to independently determine the series of events leading to the shooting, including collecting evidence and conducting interviews. Throughout the process, investigative findings will be shared with the district attorney general for her further review and consideration. The TBI acts solely as fact-finders in its cases and does not determine whether an officer was justified in these matters. That decision rests with the district attorney general requesting TBI’s Involvement.
The TBI does not identify the officers involved in these incidents and instead refers questions of that nature to their respective departments to answer as they see fit.
Any available updates on this investigation will be posted online at TBINewsroom.com.
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