Overview

• Officers responded around 4:30 a.m. to the 1400 block of Cecilia Drive after reports of several gunshots.
• They found an open back gate and a shattered rear sliding glass door before deploying an interior drone to assess the home.
• Drone footage showed two dogs with apparent gunshot wounds, one dead and one injured, prompting officers to enter.
• A woman was found deceased on the stairs with at least one gunshot wound, and no suspect, firearm, or additional victims were located.
• Violent Crimes detectives are leading the probe, police count the killing as Santa Rosa’s 10th homicide of 2025, and they are seeking public tips.