61-year-old man arrested, charged with first-degree murder following fatal shooting on Lee Highway

Chattanooga, TN – The Chattanooga Police Department arrested 64-year-old Guster Harfield within hours of a fatal shooting on August 8, 2025, in the 7700 block of Lee Highway.

At 9:10 p.m., officers responded to a report of a person shot in a motel parking lot. Upon arrival, they found a 43-year-old man deceased from apparent gunshot wounds.

The department’s Homicide Unit launched an investigation while the Crime Scene Unit processed the scene. Investigators from the Real Time Intelligence Center provided images of a suspect vehicle, which helped officers quickly identify and locate it…

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