Enoch Utah

2023 - 1 - 5

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Family of 8 found shot dead in Utah home determined to be a ... (CNN)

A family of eight found shot to death Wednesday inside their home in Enoch City, Utah, died by murder-suicide, according to a news release from the city ...

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Man kills 7 family members, including 5 kids, in apparent murder ... (USA TODAY)

Officials said five children, between ages 4 and 17, were among the victims of the shooting in Enoch City, Utah.

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8 found fatally shot in Enoch, Utah, was the result of a murder-suicide (KUER 90.1)

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.

It has a view of houses with snow-covered roofs and mountains in the distance. Sharon Huntsman of Cedar City came to the neighborhood with a bouquet of white flowers Thursday morning. The home where the victims were found was decorated with Christmas lights and located in a neighborhood of newly built single-family houses on a ridge overlooking Enoch. The town is on the outskirts of Cedar City, a historically agricultural area being transformed by new subdivisions. “We gathered them around for a family prayer type of thing. Many residents served in church alongside members of the slain family or went to school with the children, city officials said. Police were dispatched to the family's home Wednesday afternoon for a welfare check after someone reported that she had missed an appointment earlier in the week, city officials said. He said he met with Tausha Haight only twice, mostly recently on Tuesday, and she “was an incredibly nice lady.” The reasons for the divorce were unknown, in part because Utah law keeps details of divorce proceedings sealed from the public. The killings rocked the small farming town of Enoch in southern Utah about halfway between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. The database defines a mass killing as four or more people slain, not including the assailant. The other victim was Tausha Haight's 78-year-old mother, Gail Earl.

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Police identify 7 victims, suspect found shot to death in Enoch, Utah ... (ksltv.com)

Police have identified the eight people, three adults and five minors, who were found dead in a home Wednesday in Enoch City.

“This loss is sure to raise many emotions, concerns, and questions for our entire school district, especially our students,” read a letter from the district that was sent to parents on Wednesday. They’re feeling loss, they’re feeling pain, they have a lot of questions which is natural, and they’re here to support.” Many of us have served with them in church, in the community, or gone to school with these individuals,” said Rob Dotson, Enoch City manager. “The texts, the posts and the care the people here have for those who are working and those also who have felt the pain as family and neighbors and friends,” he said. “Not just here but we’re getting word from across the nation, about how much people care for each other. Enoch City says he shot and killed wife Tausha, her mom Gail Earl, and their kids 17 year old girl, 12 year old girl, 7 (boy and girl twins), and 4 year old boy. [said](https://www.ksl.com/article/50551135/this-community-is-hurting-8-members-of-family-found-shot-to-death-in-enoch-home) the Enoch City Police Department is working with the Cedar City Police Department and Iron County investigators. [Follow @https://twitter.com/jellis9](https://twitter.com/https://twitter.com/jellis9) “It’s hard to describe in words, the emotions that are going through the people that live here. An entire family murdered — believed by father and husband Michael Haight. “We join with all who are deeply saddened by this tragic incident and want to express our condolences to the family and friends of the victims,” police said in a statement. [found dead in a home Wednesday in Enoch City](https://ksltv.com/516753/8-found-dead-in-enoch-city-home/).

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8 found dead in Utah home, including 5 children, in apparent murder ... (Salt Lake Tribune)

Eight people from one family, including five children, were found shot to death inside a southern Utah home Wednesday afternoon in an apparent ...

The district sent an email to parents and guardians Wednesday about the “tragic loss.” These students go through school together, get to know one another very well.” In a tweet, Gov. Spencer Cox asked Utahns to “keep the community of Enoch in your prayers.” Lt. Enoch is home to about 8,000 people, located about 7 miles northeast of Cedar City in Iron County. “Many of us have served with them in church, in the community and gone to school with these individuals,” Dotson said Wednesday night.

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