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Police identify Maryville man killed after overnight shooting in Oak Ridge

ORPD is asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact them at (865) 425-4399.

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Update (10/3): Oak Ridge police identified a man who died in an overnight shooting on Monday.

According to the Oak Ridge Police Department, the victim was 21-year-old Gavin West from Maryville. 

Police are investigating West's death as a homicide, but have not released any details about who shot him.

West's body was taken to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center for an autopsy. 

Original Story: 

The Oak Ridge Police Department is investigating after a man was shot and killed overnight in a neighborhood near Glenwood Elementary School.

According to ORPD, officers arrived at Andover Circle at 12:04 a.m. Monday and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.

Police said the man died from his wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives are investigating the shooting, saying they are not releasing any other information yet.

ORPD is asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact them at (865) 425-4399 or at its anonymous crime tips webpage at this link.

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