Jazale Olmos

On a tragic day in Amarillo, Texas, the lives of a mother and her two children were cut short. Among them was Jazale Olmos, a 15-year-old Hispanic girl. She was killed alongside her mother, 33-year-old Jessica Rose Olmos, and her 11-year-old brother, Daniel Olmos. The family was lost to gun violence on September 7, 2024.

The devastating event unfolded at a home in the 3600 block of NE 14th Avenue. A family member made the horrific discovery and called 911. When Amarillo police officers arrived, they found the bodies of Jessica, Jazale, and Daniel inside the residence. The home was secured with crime scene tape as investigators began to piece together what had happened.

According to the Amarillo Police Department, the incident was a murder-suicide. Investigators determined that Jessica’s husband, 42-year-old Jose David Olmos, fatally shot his wife and the two children. After killing his family, Jose Olmos then turned the gun on himself.

In the wake of the tragedy, a GoFundMe campaign was organized by a woman named Rosemary Goche to help with funeral expenses for Jessica, Jazale, and Daniel. As the perpetrator died at the scene, police consider the case resolved as of September 2024.