Woman dies in El Dorado County shooting; apparent murder-suicide attempt

A 28-year-old woman is dead and her fiance has been hospitalized after a shooting in Shingle Springs Wednesday evening.

On October 4, 2017 at approximately 5:47 p.m., deputies from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) responded to multiple reports of a shooting near the intersection of Mother Lode Drive and Sunset Lane.

They discovered two people shot at the scene. One of them, Bay Area resident Jessica Lyn Ball, was pronounced dead at the scene. A male, who was later determined to be her fiance, suffered a single gunshot would and was transported to a local hospital.

Detectives and crime scene personnel spent the night conducting an extensive investigation to determine exactly what happened. This includes processing a very large crime scene, and interviewing multiple witnesses.

A female resident of El Dorado County observed the collision and pulled behind the involved car in attempt to check on the occupant and call for assistance. In the process of calling for assistance, she observed the male exit the driver’s seat of the car, point a handgun at her and fire two rounds into her front windshield. Fortunately the good Samaritan was uninjured.

Several eyewitnesses who were in the area and traveling on the roadway observed the male walk to the passenger side of the associated vehicle, place a gun to his head and discharge the weapon.

It was later discovered that Ball and the male were engaged to be married and lived in the Bay Area. Both the male and Ball had outstanding arrest warrants out of San Jose, and were wanted for questioning in an armed robbery. They were in El Dorado County to visit a family member.

The identity of male involved has not been released.