Woman, 3 children found dead in vehicle in northern Utah

Ashley Imlay, KSL.com

WEST HAVEN, Utah (KSL.com) — A female and 3 children were recovered dormant pinch gunshot wounds Tuesday nighttime wrong a conveyance successful Weber County, sheriff’s officials said.

At 9:47 p.m., dispatchers received a telephone from a personification who said they had recovered 4 of their family members deceased astatine a location successful West Haven, Weber County Sheriff’s Sgt. Sean Endsley said.

The deceased are a 32-year aged woman, a 4-year-old boy, and 2 girls, ages 2 and 1 years old. All 4 were recovered dormant successful a conveyance pinch gunshot wounds, Endsley said.

It was clear nan group were “beyond help” erstwhile deputies arrived, Endsley said. “At this point, nan investigative shape of this lawsuit is conscionable beginning.”

Endsley said he would not supply immoderate further accusation astir really nan group died aliases immoderate much identifying accusation until family members were notified of nan deaths. He besides declined to supply immoderate accusation astir whether location is simply a fishy aliases suspects; however, he did opportunity location is nary existent threat to nan public.

The female was section to nan neighborhood, but nary further accusation was released astir her.

The sheriff’s office, Weber-Morgan Homicide Task Force and Weber Metro CSI members were still astatine nan segment investigating precocious Tuesday.

Photos from nan area of 1700 S. Prevedel Drive showed constabulary portion crossed trees successful beforehand of a location and respective emergency vehicles.

Additional accusation has not been released.

This communicative will beryllium updated.