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Officials: 8 Family Members Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Utah

ENOCH, Utah (AP) — Authorities say eight family members – including five children – found dead in a southern Utah home were killed by their father. Officials in the city of Enoch said 42-year-old Michael Haight, 42 took his own life after killing his...

ENOCH, Utah (AP) — Authorities say eight family members – including five children – found dead in a southern Utah home were killed by their father.

Officials in the city of Enoch said 42-year-old Michael Haight, 42 took his own life after killing his wife, mother-in-law and the couple’s five children.

The children ranged in age from 4 to 17 and included three girls and two boys.

The other victims were 40-year-old Tausha Haight and her 78-year-old mother, Gail Earl.

Authorities have said they do not believe any other suspects are at large.

Enoch is a small town of about 8,000 people located 245 miles (394 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City and about equally distant from Las Vegas.

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