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Man arrested on weapons charge in Tennessee mass shooting

Jun 8, 2022, 11:58 PM | Updated: Jun 9, 2022, 12:17 pm

A makeshift memorial sits at the base of a street sign outside Mary's Bar and Grill, Tuesday, June ...

A makeshift memorial sits at the base of a street sign outside Mary's Bar and Grill, Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Chattanooga, Tenn. A shooting near the Tennessee nightclub early Sunday, June 5, led to three deaths and 14 people suffering gunshot wounds and other injuries, police said. (Robin Rudd/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)

(Robin Rudd/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)


              A makeshift memorial sets at the base of a street sign outside Mary's Bar and Grill at 2125 McCallie Avenue, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on June 7, 2022. Three people were killed and 14 others wounded and injured after a shooting in the early morning on June 5, 2022.(Robin Rudd/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
            
              Signs outside the entrance to Mary's Bar and Grill at 2125 McCallie Avenue, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, said the requirements for entry into the establishment. The business was photographed on June 7, 2022. Three people were killed and 14 others wounded and injured after a shooting in the early morning on June 5, 2022.(Robin Rudd/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
            
              A makeshift memorial sits at the base of a street sign outside Mary's Bar and Grill, Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Chattanooga, Tenn. A shooting near the Tennessee nightclub early Sunday, June 5, led to three deaths and 14 people suffering gunshot wounds and other injuries, police said. (Robin Rudd/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
            
              The Chattanooga Police Department investigate the scene following a shooting on Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Tierra Hayes/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
            
              Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy addresses members of the media at the downtown precinct at on 11th Street during a news conference following an early morning shooting on Sunday, June 5, 2022. (Tierra Hayes/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — One man has been arrested on a weapons charge in a mass shooting over the weekend in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where three people died and 14 were injured.

Garrian King was arrested Wednesday and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to court records. An affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Chattanooga said King was seen on security camera video exiting a stolen Chevrolet Suburban just after 2 a.m. Sunday across the street from Mary’s Bar & Grill. King was one of a group of three men, two of whom have not been publicly identified by authorities. One of the men wore a mask and carried an AR pistol, according to the affidavit.

The shooting occurred outside the view of the surveillance camera, but the affidavit said King was later recorded holding the gun and getting into a white Land Rover that left the area. The Land Rover was located at King’s home Wednesday, according to the affidavit. King admitted to officers that he purchased the gun on May 28. He claimed to have resold it, but the affidavit says officers were able to trace the gun’s location and believe that King lied about selling it.

At the time of the shooting, King was on supervised release for a 2017 conviction of being a felon in possession of ammunition. He was being held without bond after his Wednesday arrest.

Fourteen of the 17 victims Sunday were hit by gunfire and another three were hit by vehicles while trying to flee the scene, Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy said. Of the three who died, two were killed by gunfire and one was killed by a vehicle. Sixteen of the victims were adults and one was a juvenile. Several remained in critical condition, she said.

The shooting came one week after six juveniles were wounded during an exchange of gunfire in a downtown Chattanooga business district.

Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly, in a Sunday press conference, called on Congress to enact “commonsense regulations” to address gun violence. The political independent, who describes himself as a gun owner and “avid hunter,” listed mandatory background checks and a ban on high-capacity magazines as two steps that could help reduce gun violence nationally. Kelly said his administration would announce actions in the coming weeks aimed at stemming gun violence locally.

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Travis Loller reported from Nashville, Tennessee.

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