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Officials in the city of Enoch, Utah, said the family members, including five children, were killed by their father. The man's wife had filed for divorce two weeks earlier, they said.
Officers learned of the shooting deaths after responding to a welfare check at a home in Enoch City, which is about 245 miles south of Salt Lake City, according to
Police didn't offer specifics about the killings, but said they discovered the bodies while conducting a welfare check at the house.
The five children attended schools in the Iron County School District, officials said in a letter sent to parents.
(Reuters) - A 42-year-old Utah man shot dead seven members of his family including five children ranging in age from 4 to 17 and then turned the gun o...