Makayla Goodson, 21, was shot multiple times at her home in the Thunderbird Point community on November 5, 2021; her body was found the morning of November 6, 2021. She was born April 2, 2000, to Micheal Goodson and Cristy Gail Roach in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and had a GED and a cosmetologist license. Family remembered her for a vibrant personality and a passion for doing hair and makeup.

The investigation involved the Camp County Sheriff’s Office, the Texas Rangers, the Jefferson Police Department, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the Pittsburg Police Department, Texas game wardens, and the Texas Highway Patrol. On November 23, 2021, Tyrek Caucasea Neal, 23, of Daingerfield, was arrested in Jefferson and booked into the Marion County Jail before being transferred to the Camp County Jail and charged with her murder. The sheriff said the investigation remained ongoing and that more details could not be released then.

Anyone who knew Makayla or who has information about what happened is asked to contact the Camp County Sheriff’s Office.