Michael Eaton, 64, of Dayton, Texas, died from a gunshot wound on December 4, 2020. His daughter, Ciera Eaton, initially called 911 and reported that he had shot himself, but deputies found Michael lying in the front yard of the family’s mobile home and later identified inconsistencies in Ciera’s account.

The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Rangers investigated. Ciera admitted to shooting her father with a handgun after an argument about family matters and was charged with murder and held on $500,000 bond. Investigators continue to work to establish the full sequence of events that led to the shooting.

If anyone knew Michael or observed activity at the mobile home in the days before December 4, 2020, please share what you know with investigators.