Jessa Rose Osmera was 1 year old when she was fatally shot at a Fallbrook home on July 17, 2023. Deputies responded about 7:30 a.m. after a 3-year-old reportedly discharged an unsecured handgun inside a residence in the 1100 block of South Stagecoach Lane. Jessa was located with a critical head injury and was taken to Palomar Hospital, where she was pronounced dead about 8:30 a.m.

The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death homicide. No other family members were reported injured, and the identity of the 3-year-old has not been released.

If anyone has information about the circumstances at the South Stagecoach Lane residence on July 17, 2023, please contact investigators.