Couple found dead in American Fork home identified

Jun 21, 2024, 4:55 PM | Updated: 5:00 pm

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Police vehicles are pictured in front of a home where two bodies, a husband and wife, were found in American Fork on Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Megan Nielsen/Deseret News)

(Megan Nielsen/Deseret News)

BY SAM HERRERA

Digital Content Producer

AMERICAN FORK, Utah — The American Fork couple found shot and killed on Thursday have been identified as as 57-year-old man and his 52-year-old wife. America Fork Police said they believed the husband shot his wife before taking his own life.

In a press release on Friday, AFPD identified 57-year-old Olin Johnson and his wife, 52-year-old Kerilyn Johnson, as the couple found dead in their home on Thursday.

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