Alisha Lael Fogarty, 33, a white/Caucasian woman, was killed on the night of July 24, 2025, inside a home on West 12th Avenue in Hilliard, Florida. Deputies arrived to a scene of devastation where three women—Alisha Lael Fogarty, 33; her sister Marissa Leara Rowell, 32; and their mother Sandra Gayle Fogarty, 71—were found shot to death. A 5-year-old child escaped the house and ran to a neighbor for help, drawing authorities to the home. The Nassau County Sheriff later said the violence unfolded around 8 p.m., and initial identification of the victims was followed by confirmation of their names and ages as the investigation progressed.
Investigators identified the gunman as Christopher Bobby Rowell, 34, Marissa's husband and the child's father. Authorities said he used an SKS-style rifle and turned the weapon on himself after killing the three women. He was found with a faint pulse and was airlifted to a Jacksonville hospital, where he later died; officials subsequently noted he had been on life support while medical staff prepared to harvest his organs. With the suspected shooter deceased, there were no arrests in the case, and detectives described the incident as a domestic murder-suicide rather than an ongoing search for suspects.
Details shared by law enforcement and family sketches a home in transition: the women were described as loving and closely bonded, and relatives said they had been preparing for a move and a new chapter. In the aftermath, friends and family organized support to cover cremation expenses and care for the surviving child, remembering how Alisha Lael Fogarty, 33, cherished her niece and was devoted to her family. Public remembrances and memorial listings recorded the loss of Alisha Lael Fogarty, 33, and her relatives, anchoring their names and ages to the date and place of the tragedy.
Authorities emphasized that the investigation uncovered no prior domestic calls to the home before July 24, 2025, and that the surviving child had witnessed part of the attack before fleeing for help. The Nassau County Sheriff's Office recounted how the child's frantic dash to a neighbor set the response in motion, and news reports chronicled the sequence of events inside the house that ended with the gunman's self-inflicted wound. For Alisha Lael Fogarty, 33, female, the official narrative fixed the facts with stark clarity: three lives ended in a single night, no suspects at large, and a family and community left to grieve and to care for a child who survived.
