In the early hours of October 2, 2023, gunfire was reported at a home on Andover Circle in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Police arriving just after midnight found 21-year-old Gavin West of Maryville with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center for autopsy. The Oak Ridge Police Department opened a homicide investigation but has not released a motive or named any persons of interest. No arrests have been announced.

Gavin graduated from Powell High School in 2020 and was studying Audio Production at Pellissippi State Community College. He worked as an independent sound engineer at Knoxville venues including Thompson-Boling Arena and the Bijou Theater, and was remembered as an Eagle Scout who loved music and movies. The investigation is ongoing; anyone with information is asked to contact investigators. Could anyone who was in the Andover Circle area that night or who knew Gavin share information that might help?