false report of active shooter at church in Chattanooga, Chattanooga TN

Weapons

Reported: 11/12/2025 05:11 PM

Near Bonny Oaks Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37421

Police and fire officers responded to a report of an active shooter at Silverdale Baptist Church on Bonny Oaks Drive in Chattanooga. Upon arrival, officers found no evidence of an active shooter, and the alert was canceled.

Audio|Source: Chattanooga Public Safety

02:13

Transcript:

00:00

All available units, near Bonny Oaks Drive, possible active assailant at Silverdale Baptist.

00:10

65 and 6.

00:16

We have three.

00:17

I'm not allowed that.

00:18

Clear.

00:25

Ladder 7, Squad 7, Squad 13, Battalion 2, Battalion 3, and Battalion 1, active assailant, near Bonny Oaks Drive.

00:34

324. I don't know what you're receiving, but we're on site.

00:37

There's nothing going on here.

00:40

I was referring to the shots fired that we heard and cars peeling out that are down close to Tynar Road.

00:49

Unless you have something specific.

00:51

I'm hearing information that an officer is on site over there saying there's no actual failing.

00:55

You can confirm that on Charlie quick.

00:57

Respond Fireground 1.

00:59

I'm clear. We've got a party saying that they ran into the building at Silverdale Baptist, advising that there's an active shooter in the building.

01:06

B.A. 729, Pontiox.

01:10

I'll try to get further on that.

01:12

Stand by this one.

01:14

Okay.

01:16

Near Bonny Oak, Silverdale Baptist, near Bonny Oak.

01:17

Bonny Oak, Silverdale Baptist, near Bonny Oak.

01:22

Italian won't respond.

01:24

Italian's response.

01:25

Italian one of the Italians responding.

01:28

Negative. Negative.

01:30

Cancel everybody on that.

01:31

I'm unseen.

01:33

I have them go to the buildings.

01:37

because the shots were so close to civil database.

01:40

Cancel everybody.

01:42

Clear.

01:44

64, they're canceling active shooter.

01:47

Adam Channel, stay in Adam.

01:50

None, that's correct.

01:51

Any unit that was en route to Silverdale Baptist can cancel.

01:56

All Adam can cancel the canceling active shooter, all Adam cancel en route to Oaks.

02:01

Over to Charlie Channel for a minute.

02:04

I'm clear. There will not be an active shooter, will not.

02:09

All units be advised you can cancel.

02:11

There is not going to be an active shooter.

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Near Bonny Oaks Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37421

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