West Valley couple dead; son suspected of killing them shot, killed by police
Jan 2, 2025, 12:52 PM | Updated: 4:55 pm
A West Valley couple was found dead in their home Wednesday, prompting a police response that led to an adult son being shot and killed by officers. Police suspect he killed his parents. (Spenser Heaps, Deseret News )
(Spenser Heaps, Deseret News )
WEST VALLEY CITY — A West Valley couple was found deceased in their home on Wednesday afternoon. Investigators believe they were killed by their adult son who was then shot and killed during a confrontation with West Valley police.
The son had just been released from prison last month.
The investigation began about 5:10 p.m. when emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from a home at 3310 W. Enterado Ave.
“Officers responded and entered the home. Inside, they discovered the bodies of a male adult and a female adult who lived at the residence. Officers also encountered the adult son of the deceased couple who also lived at the residence and is the suspect in the deaths of his parents. During the encounter, an officer fired on the suspect, killing him,” West Valley police spokeswoman Roxeanne Vainuku said in a statement.
Information on what prompted officers to shoot was not immediately released. The Salt Lake City Police Department will investigate the police shooting.
“At this time, we do not have a motive for the homicides,” Vainuku said.
The names of the family members were not released Thursday by police.
But according to court records, a 35-year-old son who lived at the residence was known to police with his most recent arrest coming on Dec. 22. Late that night, West Valley police were called to 3310 W. Enterado Ave. after the man was spotted “running outside of his house and on the road in front of his house wearing only his boxers,” a police booking affidavit states.
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