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Police are investigating a multi-victim murder after a household, together with three kids, had been discovered lifeless inside a home in Utah.

A involved member of the family known as West Valley Metropolis Police on Monday evening after they had been unable to achieve their feminine relative, in response to police spokeswoman Roxeanne Vainuku.

Police arrived on the home however once they initially discovered no apparent indicators of a criminal offense, they didn’t enter the house.

However when the lady in query didn’t present up for work on Tuesday, the member of the family went to the house and entered by means of the storage.

The relative found a 17-year-old boy injured from a gunshot wound and instantly known as the police.

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When officers entered the house they discovered the our bodies of a 42-year-old man, a 38-year-old girl, an 11-year-old boy, a nine-year-old woman, and a 2-year-old woman, authorities stated. The household was not recognized by police.

The 17-year-old boy was taken to hospital and his situation is unknown.

“That is far past something routine,” Vainuku stated. “There have been 4 [homicides] on this metropolis for your complete 12 months of 2024. This greater than doubles that quantity … Completely horrific.”

Police consider the incident is remoted to the house at the moment.

The investigation is ongoing.