NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) – The death of a teenager in Natchez has shaken the community. Storms swept through Mississippi on Saturday, December 28, causing tremendous amounts of damage.

Tykeria Rogers, 18, was a senior at Natchez High School and was set to graduate in May. She died when a tree fell on her home on Westwood Road.

“All of our emergency law enforcement, fire, police, EMS and of course, the emergency management, responded to the call. They had two residents in the home, as well, that were injured, and they were able to get out safely,” said Dr. Neifa Hardy, Public Information Officer for the Adams County Emergency Management.

Family, friends and neighbors have banded together to begin cleanup efforts and to make sense of the tragic incident.

“She was a loving person. You couldn’t help but to love her seriously. She was the best that everything based a dance to anything. I would put her up against anybody to do anything,” said Tyra Johnson, Rogers’ friend.

Jasmine Buchannan, a family friend, asked for prayers and donations to help the family heal and push forward.

“Anything, any donations, anything they could give, because she lost everything. And you know the main thing. I mean, she lost was her child is something you don’t want to lose,” said Buchannan.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Rogers’ family pay for funeral expenses and for shelter aid.