On the night of March 14, 2019, 21-year-old Jaylon Ward was fatally shot inside a residence on Valley View Drive in the Brierwood Bay Subdivision near Lake Palestine, Texas. Emergency responders arrived around 10:05 p.m. and found Ward and a 41-year-old woman, Natalie McKenzie, both suffering from gunshot wounds. Ward was pronounced dead at the scene; McKenzie was taken to a local hospital in critical but stable condition.

Henderson County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4, Milton Adams, ordered Ward’s body sent to Dallas for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. At the time of the last available update, authorities had not identified any suspects or established a motive, and no arrests had been reported. The investigation remains open.

If anyone has information about what happened that night on Valley View Drive, please contact local law enforcement.