5 Utah family members found dead inside home

Five members of a Utah family, including three children, were found dead inside a home near Salt Lake City, police say. 

The dead were two adults, an 11-year-old boy and two girls ages 9 and 2, said Roxeanne Vainuku, a spokesperson for the West Valley City Police Department. It was not immediately clear how they died. 

"This is far beyond anything routine. We were just taking a look at the numbers today of homicides that happened in this city and there were four in this city for the entire year of 2024.