Five members of A Utah Family, Police say three children were found dead inside a home near Salt Lake City.
The dead were two adults, an 11-year-old boy and two girls, ages 9 and 2, West Valley City Police Department spokeswoman Roxanne Vennocco said. It was not immediately clear how he died.
“This is far beyond any norm. We were just looking at the number of homicides in this city today and there were four in this city in the entire year of 2024. So that doubles that number. “, he said. KSTU.
A 17-year-old boy was also taken to the hospital after being shot as investigators tackled the gruesome scene in West Valley City on Tuesday. Law enforcement.
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Venocco added that the “absolutely horrific” incident was “isolated from this home” and authorities do not believe a suspect is at large.
The West Valley City Police Department said it was first contacted Monday by a family member who said they had not been able to contact the woman who lived at the property.
“We responded to the home and attempted to make contact, but no one answered,” the department wrote on X. “Officers looked in windows and spoke to neighbors. They found no signs of an emergency. Or crime? So they asked to be in touch with the family member.”
West Valley City Police Department spokeswoman Roxanne Vennocco called the incident “absolutely horrific.”
After the woman failed to show up for work on Tuesday, a family member entered the home’s garage and found the 17-year-old – who lives there – suffering from what appeared to be gunshots, police said. .
“Officers entered the home and found the bodies of five people inside,” the West Valley City Police Department said. “Preliminary information suggests that all the deceased are members of the same family living inside the house.”
Venocco said police are investigating inside the home and looking for evidence from doorbell cameras to determine what happened.
Police say a 17-year-old boy was found alive inside a West Valley City home. (KSTU)
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Because the 17-year-old is “injured, and he’s in the hospital, there are some challenges in communicating with him and getting more information,” Vinocco added.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.