Mackenzie Wisdom, 22, of Gun Barrel City, Texas, died on February 23, 2025 after suffering a fatal gunshot wound. Officers responded about 4:08 p.m. to the 300 block of Flagship Lane and found Wisdom injured; she was taken to UT Health Cedar Creek Lake and later died there.

Investigators from the Gun Barrel City Police Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office and the Henderson County District Attorney’s Office described the shooting as an isolated incident. Authorities arrested 23-year-old John David Bunch-Stiles of Gun Barrel City and charged him with criminally negligent homicide; he was booked into the Henderson County Jail and remains there in the latest reports. Law enforcement has not released further details about what led to the shooting.

If anyone in Gun Barrel City knew Mackenzie Wisdom or witnessed events on Flagship Lane that afternoon, please share information that could help the ongoing investigation.