An ordinary Sunday morning on the 1200 block of Columbus Way in Vista turned into a homicide investigation when deputies responding around 11 a.m. found 81-year-old Jeanette Stark lifeless in her home with signs of trauma. An 82-year-old man in the same residence, identified in property records as Dennie Stark, was also found with traumatic injuries and taken to hospital.

Preliminary findings reported by July 1, 2025 indicated Jeanette sustained at least one gunshot wound and multiple firearms were seized from the house as detectives worked to determine how the fatal injuries occurred. Authorities described the episode as isolated and said there was no apparent danger to the wider community; no arrest had been announced and no suspect was publicly named.

Does anyone who lived nearby or knew the Starks have information that could help investigators clarify what happened that morning?