Roland Elijah Toney was an 11-year-old boy from Texarkana, Texas, who died on November 18, 2020. Born September 30, 2009, to Ronald Toney and Rinda Cochran, he was remembered as kind-hearted, fond of camping, fishing and sports, and someone who often prayed with his grandmother and made people laugh.

Authorities say the death was an accidental shooting. Roland was holding a firearm belonging to an older sibling when that sibling tried to take the gun from him; the weapon discharged during the struggle and Roland was fatally struck. The Bowie County Sheriff’s Office investigated and sent the case to the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences at Dallas for autopsy.

No arrests or suspects have been identified and the investigation is ongoing. If anyone knew Roland, his family, or has information about the incident, please come forward to assist the investigation.