Kade McIntire Johnson was a 6-year-old first grader from Midlothian, Texas, who died on November 14, 2015, at a remote campsite in Tennessee Colony. Born July 4, 2009, in Boston, he had moved to Midlothian as an infant and was remembered as shy, fun-loving, imaginative, and fond of swimming, camping, playing with swords, and pretending to be an Army man.
The deaths at the campsite were part of a larger attack in which William Hudson, 35, shot multiple people and, after running out of ammunition, beat others to death. Kade was among six victims killed in the incident; other victims included Austin Kamp, Nathan Kamp, Thomas Kamp, Carl Johnson, and Hannah Johnson. William Hudson was arrested, tried in Brazos County, found guilty on capital murder counts, and sentenced to death.
Kade is survived by his grandmother, uncle, aunt, and cousins; memorial services were held in Farmington, Maine. Does anyone have memories of Kade or information about the Tennessee Colony campsite that could help others understand what happened?