Man arrested in homeless encampment shooting

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Donnie Campbell (From: Hamilton County Jail)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – There has been an arrest following a shooting Thursday evening on Signal Hills Drive.

Chattanooga Police said 61-year-old Donnie Campbell is the man who they believe shot a 55-year-old man at a homeless encampment before fleeing the scene.

That man was taken to a local hospital with life threatening injuries.

Campbell is being charged with attempted first-degree murder, reckless endangerment and illegal possession of a firearm.

He is in custody at the Hamilton County Jail on a one-million-dollar bond.

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