On the morning of March 28, 2025, 8-year-old Eli Ronin Fox Painter was found dead from gunshot wounds in his Saratoga Springs home on North Willowbrook Lane. His mother, 44-year-old Jessica Lyman, was discovered with critical injuries the same day and died of her wounds a few days later. A 17-year-old half-sister found them; a 15-year-old half-brother was in the home but unharmed.

Investigators recovered two .22-caliber shell casings and determined both Eli and his mother were shot in the head with a small-caliber weapon. Court documents later unsealed show police searched the 15-year-old son’s room, noting hostile texts he sent to his mother, a handwritten note reading This is a murder story, and a mask similar to one seen on surveillance near the house.

The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been announced. If anyone has information about the family, the scene on North Willowbrook Lane that morning, or relevant surveillance, please come forward.