On the evening of December 14, 2025, Gavin Christian Thompson, 34, was fatally shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Zermatt Avenue in South Nashville. According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Thompson was walking toward a townhome around 9:30 p.m. when two masked individuals ambushed him. He tried to reach his nearby vehicle but was chased, assaulted and then shot multiple times.

Surveillance footage captured the two suspects fleeing in the back seat of a dark-colored Chevrolet Impala, described as likely a 2014–2020 model with a Premier trim. Detectives continued to follow active leads and had made public appeals offering a cash reward for information; as of late December 2025 no arrests had been announced.

Thompson was a caregiver who also ran a dog-breeding business called AGA, named after his children. He is survived by a fiancée, four children and extended family. Funeral services were scheduled at Highland Hills Funeral Home later in the month.

If anyone saw activity around the Zermatt Avenue complex that night or remembers a dark Chevrolet Impala leaving the scene, please share what was seen.