Five family members including three children have been found dead inside a home in Utah, police said.
A 42-year-old man, a 38-year-old woman, a 11-year-old boy, and two girls, aged 9 and 2, were found shot dead in the house in West Valley City, according to the West Valley City Police Department.
A 17-year-old was also found in the garage with a gunshot wound and transported to hospital.
Authorities do not believe there is a suspect on the loose. Roxeanne Vainuku, a spokesperson for the police department, said the incident was "isolated to this home."
She added: "This is far beyond anything routine. There were four [homicides] in this city for the entire year of 2024. This more than doubles that number. Absolutely horrific.
"This is something that certainly will weigh heavily on investigators in this case."
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