CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — A federal lawsuit filed in East Tennessee claims Chattanooga Police officers shot and killed a military veteran who was experiencing a mental health crisis on Christmas Eve last year.
The lawsuit was filed by the family of Roberto Rodriguez Zayas, who died on Dec. 24, 2024, along East Brainerd Road. The suit names the City of Chattanooga, Officers Dylan Johnson and Lewis Davis, and Police Chief John Chambers as defendants.
According to the complaint, Zayas was with his sister near the 7800 block of East Brainerd Road when he began experiencing what the lawsuit describes as an acute mental health crisis. The filing says Zayas, who had a history of PTSD, told his sister he was hearing voices…