On the evening of March 20, 2025, a 911 call in Dyer County, Tennessee, reported a shooting. Deputies found 21-year-old Ethan Louis Pike with gunshot wounds; he was treated by first responders, transported to West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital, and pronounced deceased on March 21, 2025. An autopsy was ordered by the Dyer County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The Dyer County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division interviewed witnesses, collected evidence at the scene, and recovered the weapon used in the shooting. After consultation with District Attorney General Danny Goodman Jr., a juvenile was charged with reckless homicide; that suspect’s identity has not been released because of age. Sheriff Jeff Box offered condolences to the Pike family and praised responders and investigators.

Ethan, born July 7, 2003, was remembered for his infectious laughter, magnetic personality and love of fishing and the river. The investigation is ongoing; anyone with information is asked to contact investigators.