One dead: Rossville Boulevard homicide
ROSSVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) arrested 19-year-old Roberto Carlos Meja-Chakate and 23-year-old Jerry Juarez-Bernabe in relation to the Rossville Boulevard homicide that occurred on May 17.
On May 17, 2025, at 11:14 p.m., CPD responded to a shooting in the 2900 block of Rossville Boulevard.
When the officers arrived at the scene they found three shooting victims, a 33-year-old man that was deceased, a 44-year-old man with life-threatening injuries, and a 29-year-old man with non-life-threatening injuries.
Two of the victims were transported to a local hospital.
The investigation shows the victims were in a Nissan Frontier truck and pulled into the parking lot of a bar on Rossville Boulevard.
The two suspects, without being provoked, both produced firearms and fired multiple times at the victims.
The driver, one of the victims, attempted to drive away but crashed a short distance away.
The suspects drove away in a dark gray Nissan Altima.
The suspect vehicle description was broadcast to CPD and other nearby agencies.
Officers with the East Ridge Police Department (ERPD) observed the suspect vehicle in their jurisdiction.
The suspects bailed out of the vehicle and ran, but were apprehended by East Ridge police officers.
They were arrested and transported to the Hamilton County Jail and Detention Center,
Meja-Chakate and Juarez-Bernabe are being charged with First Degree Murder.
Chattanooga Police ask anyone with information regarding this incident to call the Homicide Tip Line at 423-643-5100.
