UPDATE: CPD arrests 64-year-old in Lee Highway homicide
Courtesy: CPD
Courtesy: CPD
Courtesy: CPD
UPDATE (8/28):
The Chattanooga Police quickly located and arrested 64-year-old Guster Harfield in connection with a homicide on the 7700 block of Lee Highway on August 8, 2025. While Harfield has been charged, the investigation continues to create a fully developed case for prosecution.
CPD Homicide Investigators are releasing photos of an unidentified white female wanted for questioning in relation to this case. While the images are of poor quality, any small detail from the public can help with the investigation.
Anyone who recognizes her or has information about her whereabouts is asked to contact CPD immediately by calling the Homicide Tip Line at 423-643-5100.
You don’t have to give your name.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Chattanooga Police Department has located and arrested 64-year-old Guster Harfield in connection with the August 8, 2025, homicide in the 7700 block of Lee Highway.
On August 8, 2025, at 9:10 p.m., CPD officers responded to a report of a person shot in a motel parking lot.
According to the CPD, when arriving on scene, officers found the victim, a 43-year-old man, deceased from apparent gunshot wounds.
Images of the suspect vehicle, provided by CPD Real Time Intelligence Center (RTIC) investigators, helped officers quickly identify and locate the vehicle.
Around 10:30 p.m., CPD Neighborhood Policing officers saw a vehicle matching the description and initiated a traffic stop.
The shooting suspect was not in the vehicle at the time; however, officers were able to link the vehicle to Harfield.
Law enforcement says, officers later located him at a residence and brought him in for questioning.
During interviews with Homicide detectives, Harfield admitted to the shooting.
He was arrested and taken to the Hamilton County Jail and Detention Center.
Guster Harfield is charged with First Degree Murder.
Chattanooga Police ask anyone with information regarding this incident to call 423-698-2525.
