A Wisconsin woman opened fire on her family, injuring the father of her children and killing her 8-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son before turning the gun on herself, the Middleton Police Department said in a Feb. 21 press release.
Police later identified the woman as Jessica Jessmon, 34.
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Her children, Mya and Major Lacey Robinson, were remembered by grieving family members as ‘vibrant souls full of laughter, curiosity, and boundless potential’ per their GoFundMe page. ‘Their lives were cut short in this devastating incident.’
In one photograph shared by the families, Jessmon is shown smiling and hugging her daughter.
How The Murder-Suicide Incident Happened
But at around 7:40 p.m. Feb. 18, Jessmon picked up a handgun and began shooting, according to police. Jessmon struck the 31-year-old man ‘multiple times as he exited the residence,’ per police, who said that both elementary school-aged children were ‘struck and killed by gunfire.’
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Subsequently, Jessmon ‘ended her own life,’ per police.
The father was hospitalized with gunshot wounds but had been removed from intensive care as of the Feb. 21 press release.
‘Domestic violence has no place in our community,’ the department added in the release.
‘The Middleton Police Department remains committed to thoroughly investigating domestic violence incidents and enforcing the law to the fullest extent.’
