Arrest made in fatal shooting at Executive Inn

Less than a week after the death of 19-year-old Klowie Moore, her fiancé, Gage Gillentine, has been arrested and charged with murder. 

Gillentine, 18, was arrested Thursday evening around 6 p.m. according to the Young County Blotter. He was brought to the Young County Jail where he is charged with the murder of Moore.

According to a press release from the Graham Police Department, Gillentine was staying at the Executive Inn, located at 1919 Hwy. 16. A representative with the Executive Inn said the two checked into the hotel on Aug. 16.

At 7:09 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, police received a call of a shooting in room 106. Upon an initial investigation, it was discovered that Moore was staying in the room with her reported fiancé Gillentine. Officers and investigators discovered Gillentine was in the motel room when the incident occurred. No arrest was made at the time. 

Gillentine remains at the Young County Jail with a bond of $500,000.

Moore, of Bryson, graduated from Jacksboro High School in 2019. She worked at Sonic Drive-In in Graham. A GoFundMe account was started by Moore’s friend Jennifer Neff.

"She was my best friend and like a sister to me," Neff wrote. "She was beautiful, wild, and just so incredible. She would have been an amazing mother to that baby."

Moore was laid to rest Friday, Sept. 18. Services took place at Country Road Fellowship in Graham where Moore was a member.