After Terrifying Shooting, Family Launches Recovery Fundraiser For North Bay Woman

NAPA VALLEY, CA — A woman shot multiple times during what authorities describe as a violent series of crimes that unfolded across Lake and Napa counties over Memorial Day survived despite the severity of her injuries.

Now her sister has launched a fundraising campaign to help Meagan Stasko recover from being shot in the back of the head.

Her sister, who started the campaign on GoFundMe, said Stasko faces a long recovery.

The family is asking for community support to help ease the financial burden during her rehabilitation.

Stasko was driving in Napa County on the morning of May 22 when a vehicle repeatedly rammed her car in what her sister, Tara Stasko, described on the site as an unprovoked attack. "She was incredibly lucky."

The shooting became part of a larger investigation that began earlier that day in Lake County. Authorities later discovered a woman dead at a home in the Kelseyville Riviera.

Investigators suspect the same man was involved in the attack on Stasko, according to press reports.

Napa County Sheriff's office responded at approximately 10:45 a.m. after a motorist called 911 from the 1000 block of Dunaweal Lane near Calistoga to report a shooting, according to reports.

Detectives used license plate reader technology to identify the suspect vehicle, which was later spotted traveling south on Highway 29 near Zinfandel Lane, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Stasko's sister said the recovery will keep Meagan Stasko away from work while she focuses on healing and caring for her daughter.

Authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the attack and the broader chain of events connected to the suspect.