A 21-year-old woman, Jessica M. Tomlinson, was killed inside a Kokomo, Indiana apartment on the evening of February 24, 2026. Police responded about 7 p.m. to the 400 block of West Lincoln Road after a 911 call from Jessica’s husband, 21-year-old Cameron Tomlinson, who reported that a woman had shot herself. Officers found Jessica on the floor with a gunshot wound to her upper torso; medics pronounced her dead. The couple’s one-month-old daughter, Harper Irene Tomlinson, was also in the apartment and suffered a significant gunshot wound to her hand; she was taken to Riley Hospital for Children and reported in stable condition.

Initial accounts to officers said Jessica was handling a firearm and it accidentally discharged while she held the infant. After evidence collection and interviews, prosecutors charged Cameron Tomlinson with one count of reckless homicide and two counts of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon. The Howard County Coroner’s Office gave a preliminary cause of death as a gunshot to the torso and ruled the manner homicide. The investigation is ongoing.

Jessica was born in Cleburne, Texas, and was described as artistic, enjoying interpretive dance, free-hand drawing, and theatrical make-up. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please contact the Kokomo Police Department.