Details from Reporting

Details from Reporting

A local news source from WVLT includes quotes from Lynn La Vita, reflecting on her son’s final days:

“Mother of 18‑year‑old killed at Harriman party remembers her son”—Lynn La Vita is grieving the loss of Holden Howse, who was shot and killed at a party in Harriman this past weekend.https://www.wvlt.tv

While this piece doesn’t explicitly quote the “two weeks before his death” or mention a birthday celebration, it confirms the connection between Lynn La Vita and her son Holden Howse, and her reflections following the tragedy.https://www.wvlt.tv

There may be additional local news reporting or interviews that include the specific detail about his birthday and celebration, but that isn’t present in the sources I reviewed.

Summary

• Event: Holden Howse was shot and killed at a party in Harriman, Tennessee, over the weekend of August 30, 2025.https://www.wvlt.tv3B Media News

• Mother’s Comments: Lynn La Vita, Holden’s mother, spoke about her son, reflecting on his life and the circumstances of his death.https://www.wvlt.tv

• Birthday Detail: The information that he had celebrated his 18th birthday two weeks before the incident, with a party in Harriman, is not yet directly documented in the sources examined. It’s plausible and consistent with personal remembrances shared by a grieving parent, but I wasn’t able to verify it through publicly available news coverage.