Woman and dog shot, killed in Santa Rosa home, police say

SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- A woman and a dog were found dead from a suspected shooting at a home in Santa Rosa early Tuesday morning, according to police.

Officers responded around 4:30 a.m. to reports of several gunshots heard at or near a home in the 1400 block of Cecilia Drive and arrived to find an open back gate and shattered rear sliding glass door at a home, Santa Rosa police said.

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Officers made several attempts to contact whoever was in the home but got no response, then used a drone to view the first floor of the residence and saw a dog dead from a suspected gunshot wound and a second dog injured, also from a suspected shooting, prompting the officers to then enter the home.

Once inside, the officers found a woman dead from at least one suspected gunshot wound on the stairs leading to the second floor of the home. No one else was found in the residence, police said.

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Investigators believe the victim was targeted in the attack but have not released any details about the victim, suspect, or what may have led to the shooting.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the SRPD Violent Crimes Investigations Team at (707) 543-3590 or use a tip line here.

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