In re J.W. CA1/2

BACKGROUND

On August 20, 2020, mother R.B., father J.W. Jr., and then 1-year old J.W. were in a parked car when unknown assailants fired approximately 30 shots into the vehicle. Both parents were killed and J.W. was seriously injured and taken to the hospital, where he remained for several days. On August 25, the Solano County Health and Social Services Department filed a dependency petition under section 300, subdivision (g), alleging that J.W. was without a care provider who could make medical decisions on his behalf. A jurisdiction and detention hearing was set for October 6, in advance of which the department filed a jurisdiction and detention report. The report indicated that J.W. had been placed with his maternal aunt, M.B., after he was released from the hospital on August 27. The report further indicated that M.B. had completed the process for emergency placement, and that she had completed all the components of the full Resource Family Approval process, and would be fully approved after completing the required interviews with the social worker. The report also stated that L.W. had recently begun the process to obtain Resource Family Approval. The report recommended that…