Murder Investigation Continues into Death of Neverfail Road Man

CCSD Press Release

On September 3, 2020, at approximately 7:45 p.m. Cumberland County deputies were dispatched to the residence located at 436 Neverfail Road in Cumberland County to conduct a welfare check of Austin Shane Lewis. 

The welfare check was requested due to not being able to make contact with Mr. Lewis for a period of time. When deputies arrived they discovered the front door of the residence to be standing open. As deputies entered into the residence they discovered Austin Shane Lewis age: 30 of Crossville to be deceased inside the home from an apparent gunshot wound. 

Investigators with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and 13th Judicial District Attorney General's Office responded to the scene and are currently investigating this case. It is early into the Investigation and little information can be released at this time. The victim will be sent to the State of Tennessee's Medical Examiner's Office in Nashville for autopsy. This homicide investigation is active and ongoing. More information will be released as it becomes available.