Five members of a Utah family were found dead in their home after a concerned relative checked on the residence, where one survivor was found with a gunshot wound, police said.
The dead are a 42-year-old man, a 38-year-old woman, an 11-year-old boy and girls ages 9 and 2, West Valley City police spokesperson Roxeanne Vainuku said.
West Valley City police spokesperson Roxeanne Vainuku discusses the investigation after five people were found dead in a home Tuesday.
The victims appeared to match what police know about the residence's occupants — a family with two parents and four children ages 2 to 17, Vainuku said.
West Valley City, which has a population of 134,470, is about 10 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.
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