Addison Addy Gibson was a 13-year-old eighth grader from Jonesboro who died on April 3, 2020, in Mountain Home. Family described her as a bright, helpful kid active at school and church who loved family time and the lake.

Baxter County deputies said a juvenile girl called 911 at about 5:56 p.m. and reported she had been playing with her father’s rifle and accidentally shot her friend. Addy was found inside the home on Panther Heights Drive near Lake Norfork with a single gunshot wound from a small-caliber rifle; attempts to revive her failed and the coroner pronounced her dead. Investigators said the girls had been playing hide-and-seek, one girl believed the rifle was unloaded, and no adults were in the house. The rifle was taken into evidence and no foul play was suspected; no arrests or charges were announced.

If anyone knew Addy or has information about circumstances in the home that night, please share what you know.