Parents, 3 children under age 11 found dead inside Utah home

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (KUTV) — Five family members were found dead inside a West Valley, Utah home, including both parents and three children under the age of 11. A 17-year-old boy was also found injured but alive.

Officers were called out to the home on Oxford Way Tuesday afternoon.

Deputy communications director Roxeanne Vainuku with the West Valley City Police Department said they first became aware of the family Monday.

Vainuku said a family member called them concerned that the 38-year-old woman who lived at the house had not been reachable for several days.

Police responded to the home, where they looked through the windows and spoke with neighbors.

She said there was no indication of a problem or that a crime had been committed.

The family member became concerned again after the woman failed to show up for work Tuesday.

Officials said the woman went back out to the and entered through the garage. That’s where she found a 17-year-old boy who appeared injured.

When police arrived at the scene, they found the teen was alive and suffering from a gunshot wound.

Officers entered the home from the garage, where they found five family members dead.

Vainuku said they found the 38-year-old woman, along with a 42-year-old male, an 11-year-old boy, a 9-year-old girl and a 2-year-old girl.

She said all six people were family members who lived at the home.

Vainuku also said they believed the incident was contained within the home.

Investigators did not yet know who was responsible for the deaths.

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