* Chattanooga Police Sergeant James Chapin Killed in Shootout with Parolee-Watch Newscast Here
Published by Junior Staff Writer on April 3, 2011
Chattanooga Police Sgt. James Timothy Chapin, 51, died in the gun battle while responding to an armed robbery at 5952 Brainerd Road. Chapin, a 27-year veteran of the department, who was nearing retirement, worked in Delta patrol zone, which covers the U.S. Money Store at 5952 Brainerd Road. Officer Lorin D. Johnston Sr., 45, an 11-year Chattanooga police veteran was also wounded in the shootout. The suspect is an alleged parolee has not been identified, is in a medically induced coma at a local hospital. Sgt. Chapin joined the Chattanooga Police Department in 1984.
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