CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An 18 year old faces charges after firing multiple shots and injuring himself during a fight at the Hamilton Place Mall Saturday afternoon, according to an affidavit from Chattanooga police.
The affidavit says the incident happened inside Dicks Sporting Goods at the Hamilton Place Mall around 2:45 p.m. Saturday.
It says police came to the scene after receiving reports of an active shooter. Employees at the store told officers that the suspect, later identified as Jaylynn Gerald, had shot himself while fighting with a group of people. Officers say they told everyone to leave the store and put the mall in lockdown after finding blood on the floor.
The affidavit says during the initial investigation, officers followed a trail of blood to the parking lot, and found a Glock 27 under a parked car near the entrance to the store. The gun was later discovered to have been registered as stolen…