Krystal Anne Tinker was 28 when she was killed on February 25, 2019. Born February 18, 1991, in Lubbock, Texas, she grew up in East Texas and attended Temple High School and Hallsville High School before studying Liberal Arts at Angelina College. She is survived by her parents Lora Cox Tinker and Ronny Tinker, siblings Kevin Middleton, Tiffany Tinker and Allyson Tinker, and her grandmother Mary Ann Cox.

Police say Krystal arranged a date at her Farmers Branch home with 19-year-old Hendrick Darnell Jones of Arlington. A dispute during the meeting allegedly escalated and Jones shot her; her body was later found in a wooded area just inside Carrollton near the Farmers Branch/Carrollton city limit. Carrollton detectives, with Arlington Police assisting, arrested Jones without incident at his Arlington apartment on March 13, 2019, and charged him with murder.

Krystal’s family and community remember her as kind and loving. If anyone knew Krystal, saw her on February 25, 2019, or has information about the meeting that night, please come forward.