Shawn P. Aldrich, 48, was found with a gunshot wound to the head at an Oak Ridge apartment on July 19, 2024, and later died at Methodist Medical Center. A resident of Oliver Springs and known as Dishrag, Aldrich was a father and husband who worked at facilities including Bull Run, X-10, Y-12, and K-25, and attended Mineral Spring Baptist Church. He lived with ALS and Parkinson’s disease and was a functional quadriplegic.

At the scene on the Roane County side of Oak Ridge, both Aldrich and his caregiver were discovered unclothed. First responders found Aldrich with a faint pulse; he was transported to the hospital and subsequently died. Roane County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Boduch ordered an autopsy and the Oak Ridge Police Department is investigating; autopsy results had not been released and no arrests or suspect identifications have been disclosed.

If anyone knew Shawn, his routines, the apartment, or has information about that day, please contact the Oak Ridge Police Department.