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8 dead in Utah murder-suicide after wife sought divorce

Jess, left, sits next to her sister, Cecily, during a press conference regarding the killing of a family in Enoch, Utah on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. A Utah man fatally shot his five children, his mother-in-law and his wife, then killed himself two weeks after the woman had filed for divorce, according to authorities and public records.(Ben B. Braun/The Deseret News via AP) Alecia Jones, right, with her daughter Brooklyn, 13, places a Minnie Mouse stuffed animal by police tape near a home where eight members of a family were killed in Enoch, Utah, on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Brooklyn was friends with one of the victims. A Utah man fatally shot his five children, his mother-in-law and his wife, then killed himself two weeks after the woman had filed for divorce, according to authorities and public records. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP) Five stuffed animals left by the the Enoch Elementary School PTA are pictured at a makeshift memorial near the police tape at a home where eight members of a family were killed in Enoch, Utah, on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.. A Utah man fatally shot his five children, his mother-in-law and his wife, then killed himself two weeks after the woman had filed for divorce, according to authorities and public records. (Laura Seitz/The Deseret News via AP) A law enforcement official stands at the front door of the Enoch, Utah, home where eight family members were found dead from gunshot wounds, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (Ben B. Brown/The Deseret News via AP) Police continue their investigation at a home where eight family members were found dead in Enoch, Utah, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Officials said Michael Haight, 42, took his own life after killing his wife, mother-in-law and the couple's five children. (AP Photo/Sam Metz) Sharon Huntsman, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Cedar City, Utah, leaves flowers outside a home where eight family members were found dead in Enoch, Utah, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Officials said Michael Haight, 42, took his own life after killing his wife, mother-in-law and the couple's five children. (Ben B. Braun/The Deseret News via AP) A neighbor puts a bench in front of the house where eight members of a family were killed in Enoch, Iron County, on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Officials said Michael Haight, 42, took his own life after killing his wife, mother-in-law and the couple's five children. (Ben B. Braun/The Deseret News via AP) A home where eight people were found dead in Enoch, Utah, is pictured on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. The southern Utah community was struggling for answers after police found eight people from one family, including five children, shot to death in the small town. (Ben B. Braun/The Deseret News via AP) Neighbors watch as law enforcement officials work at a nearby Enoch, Utah, home where eight members of a family were found dead from gunshot wounds, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (Ben B. Braun/The Deseret News via AP)
8 dead in Utah murder-suicide after wife sought divorce