Body Found on 10th Street

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — According to the Chattanooga Police Department, a man’s body was found behind the Chattanooga Community Kitchen, this morning.

“Just tragic. It’s… I don’t think being found in the back of a vehicle is the way anybody wants to finish out their life. It’s so undignified,” said Baron King, CEO of the Chattanooga Community Kitchen.

Not much is currently known about the deceased.

The C-P-D don’t yet know his identity.

But there has been speculation that he was a homeless man, and King recognizes the obstacles that could lead to such a tragedy.

“When those obstacles become challenges that you can’t surmount, and you feel like you’re not getting the help or the assistance that you need, then that flicker of light that we call hope starts to dim and go out,” said King.

But King does recognize ways of improving the situation on the streets.

The Community Kitchen provides food, haircuts, and other services to the homeless, and there are things King believes the local government could do to help.

“We lack a twenty-four hour, low-barrier emergency shelter, and I’m ecstatic that Mayor Kelly’s office is committed to building such a facility. I think it’s going to be huge,” said King.

Supportive services for the homeless has been a priority of the city government.

And the construction of a low-barrier homeless shelter is being planned.