Richard High, 44, was shot and killed in his Georgetown, Tennessee, home on Gunstocker Road in the early morning hours of June 10, 2025. Deputies from the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office and agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation responded after a 911 call placed by the person alleged to have fired the fatal shot.

Authorities allege the shooter was High’s 15-year-old daughter, Evalett High, who reportedly told investigators she woke up angry after being disciplined, loaded a gun, waited about 20 minutes, checked on a younger sibling, then went into the living room and shot her father in the head. A juvenile delinquency petition charging first-degree murder was filed and she was taken into custody. An attorney was appointed and the court ordered a mental health evaluation to assess competency and sanity; prosecutors are awaiting that report before deciding whether to seek transfer to adult court.

Some court records have been unsealed and hearings have included closed sessions; the victim’s partner and family backgrounds were noted in filings, including that the girl’s mother is incarcerated in another state. Does anyone in the Georgetown area have information about the family or the neighborhood on Gunstocker Road that could help clarify what led to this killing?