A man shot in the head and back with an assault rifle is in fair condition as Chattanooga police continue to investigate the early morning shooting.

Robert Douglas Jr., 28, told police he was walking to his girlfriend’s house shortly before 2 a.m. today when two men with guns appeared and shot at him in the 1700 block of Hardy Street.

After being struck twice, Mr. Douglas made it to the front door where he collapsed and was found by police, said Chattanooga Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Jerri Weary. He told police he didn’t know who shot him.

Residents in the area said they saw two men running in the area with weapons — one with a gun and one with an assault rifle. An SKS assault rifle was found near the scene, Sgt. Weary said.

Mr. Douglas is from the Brainerd area but was staying in the Harriet Tubman housing development, said Lt. Tim Carroll, head of the department’s major crimes division.

“It’s got cataloguings of gang activity,” he said. “Apparently somebody didn’t want him down there.”

See tomorrow’s Times Free Press for complete details.

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