Abbigale Makenzie Thacker North, an 18-year-old white woman, died on February 20, 2020, at a residence on South Mosley Road in Texarkana, Arkansas. Officers found her deceased from a single gunshot wound after responding to a report of an accidental shooting.

Investigators focused on her 18-year-old boyfriend, Kayden May. Police say the shooting occurred during horseplay with a firearm and that the gun discharged, causing the fatal wound. May was taken into custody by the Texarkana Arkansas Criminal Investigation Division and was initially charged with second-degree murder; those charges were later reduced to manslaughter after interviews and consultation with the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

The shooting devastated both families and the local community. If anyone knew Abbigale, Kayden, or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know.