Two-year-old Jason Jace Alexander died on July 7, 2018, in Fresno, California, after accidentally shooting himself with a Sig Sauer semi-automatic pistol that belonged to Oscar Ramos, a roommate of Jace’s father, Jonathan Alexander. At the time, Jace had been left in the care of Jonathan’s fiancée, Jena Moya, who was in the master bedroom when the gunshot occurred; Ramos and Moya found Jace lying in a pool of blood with the pistol nearby and rushed him to Valley Children’s Hospital, where he died shortly after arrival.

Investigators determined the firearm had been left loaded and unsecured, not in the required lockbox. Ramos acknowledged handling the gun the night before but said he could not recall where he left it. He was charged with criminal storage of a firearm, child cruelty, and possession of a large capacity magazine; he was later convicted of negligent storage of a firearm and acquitted of the child abuse and endangerment charges. Ramos expressed remorse and accepted responsibility for Jace’s death.

The case emphasizes the lethal risks of improperly stored firearms and prompted calls for safer storage practices. Anyone with information about the circumstances surrounding Jace’s death is asked to come forward.