Teen shot outside Chattanooga Amazon center dies from injuries, charges upgraded for shooter

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — UPDATE (December 5th):

A Hamilton County Grand Jury has indicted D'Ante Jones on first degree murder charges.

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UPDATE (August 15th):

Suspect D'Ante Jones made a brief appearance in Hamilton County Criminal Court Tuesday morning, so he could be arraigned on his new murder charges.

A judge set the next date for Jones to appear in court for September 6th.

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UPDATE (August 14th):

A teen who was shot outside of the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Chattanooga Wednesday has died from his injuries, police say.

Chattanooga Police say the charges for the shooter have been upgraded.

CPD says the victim, 19-year-old Javontae Moon, died from his injuries Monday.

20-year-old D’ante Jones' charges have been upgraded to first degree murder, according to CPD.

Jones remains in custody.

EARLIER (August 9th):

Chattanooga Police have made an arrest in a case where a man was shot in the face outside of the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Chattanooga Wednesday.

20-year-old D'ante Jones has been taken into custody and charged with attempted first degree murder and possession of a firearm during a felony, CPD says.

An affidavit says surveillance footage captured the shooting and showed Jones outside of the business.

Around 4:40 a.m. the affidavit says the victim, Javontae Moon, walked out of the business and Jones shot him in the head.

The affidavit says Moon was taken to the hospital with severe injuries and is not likely to recover.

During an interview. the affidavit says Jones and Moon had been in an ongoing dispute for the last two week.

The affidavit says Jones argued with Moon in the parking lot of Amazon Wednesday.

The affidavit says Jones then went inside to clock out and then called a ride share for a ride home.

Jones retrieved his firearm from his home and returned to Amazon, according to the affidavit.

Jones told officers he waited outside of the building for about an hour and a half before Moon exited and he shot him, according to the affidavit.

UPDATE (8:00 a.m.):

Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy says a person was shot in the face outside the Amazon Fulfillment Center on Volkswagen Drive in Chattanooga early Wednesday morning.

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Chief Murphy told us outside the center that the victim was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

She praised the efforts of Amazon employees who worked to save the victim's life before first responders arrived.

A CPD release later said the victim was a 19-year-old man, and that investigators believe it was a targeted incident.

... another man approached the victim and shot him at close range, then left the scene on foot,' the release says.

A CPD release says there have been no arrests.

Chief Murphy says they are working on leads and cannot release any information regarding a suspect at this time, but says this incident is not a threat to the public.

Our cameras captured a K-9 officer in the high grass besides the plant. That officer tells us they were looking for any evidence the suspect may have tossed.

Amazon suspended operations after the shooting. A spokesman provided this statement to us about the incident via email:

We’re deeply saddened by this senseless act of violence. Our focus right now is to provide support to the victim, his family and our employees. We’re working closely with the Chattanooga Police Department and closed the site temporarily. When we resume operations, we’ll have grief counselors on-site to support our employees as they return to work.

We're working to learn more details. Keep checking this story for updates.

EARLIER:

We're working to learn more about reports of a person shot at the Amazon Fulfillment Center on Volkswagen Drive in Chattanooga early Wednesday morning.

We have a crew on the scene gathering details, and we'll update this story as we confirm more details.

Watch our live updates on Good Morning Chattanooga through 9 a.m. here.

Our crew on the scene has seen heavy police presence outside the center.

Right now, Chattanooga Police spokesman Kevin West can only confirm that police responded to a 'person shot' call at 7200 Volkswagen Drive. We expect police to release more details soon.

Investigators do not believe there is a threat to the public,' West tells us in an email.

We still have not confirmed with Amazon officials whether this incident disrupted any shifts for the day, but we are working to learn more.

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