Woman and three children found dead in West Haven

WEST HAVEN, Utah — A woman and three children were found dead in a vehicle in West Haven Tuesday night. Police believe they were all shot, but said there’s no threat to the public. 

Sgt. Sean Endsley with the Weber County Sheriff’s Office said the 911 call came from a “family member” at 9:47 p.m. Following this, officers arrived on the scene.

They found that a 32-year-old woman, a 4-year-old boy, a 2-year-old girl and a 1-year-old girl were all dead inside a car.

Lt. Terance Lavely with the Weber County Sheriff’s Office said police found a handgun inside that car.

In terms of a suspect, Lavely said there’s no threat to the public. He said police believe everything happened inside that car.

Lavely said at this point, they are awaiting official autopsy results and still need to talk to friends and family and comb social media. The woman is local to the area but police gave no other details about her or the children.

“Investigators are still working on the circumstances that surrounded these deaths,” Endsley said. (They) are still working on active leads and processing the scene.”

Police have blocked off the area near 1800 S 2300 W. They are asking the public to avoid it while investigating.

Police are asking anyone with further information on this case to contact Weber Area Dispatch at 801-395-8221, or the Weber County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Bureau at 801-778-6631—reference Weber County Sheriff’s Office case 24WC30800.

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