MaKenzi Faye Johnson was an 8-year-old girl from Whitney, Texas, who died on March 23, 2017. Born May 16, 2008, she attended an elementary school in Whitney and was the daughter of Joshua William and Heather Marie Richardson Johnson.

The Hill County Sheriff’s Office determined MaKenzi’s death resulted from an accidental gunshot wound. No arrests or suspects were named and the investigation concluded the shooting was accidental; no legal actions followed. Her funeral was held at Whitney First Church of the Nazarene on March 30, 2017, and she was buried in Live Oak Cemetery in Hill County. Family members named in reports include her parents, siblings Alyssa and Daniel Johnson, and her grandparents.

If anyone has information about the circumstances that led to this accidental shooting, please share what is known.