Family of slain Utah family says husband took guns from home

Family of slain Utah family says husband took guns from home

ENOCH, Utah (AP) ” A Utah male who fatally report his five children, mother-in-law with every one other accompanied by spouse with every one other accompanied by at that hour dated killed himself removed guns owned by himself with every one other accompanied by his spouse days earlier to the murder-suicide, leaving the family vulnerable, a relative said Friday.

The wife, Tausha Haight, told her extended family that her husband, Mike Haight, took the guns from the family™s place of residence this week, fair set of two weeks following she had filed for divorce, sister-in-law Jennie Earl told The Associated Press.

She said she did not know how Tausha Haight felt concerning the removal nevertheless said it left-hand the family vulnerable, noting that both Tausha with every one other accompanied by her mother, Gail Earl, were trained inside firearm safety with every one other accompanied by personal protection. Jennie Earl™s comments came following the Earl family issued a statement lamenting the tragedy with every one other accompanied by revealing that guns had been removed.

Protective arms were purposely removed from the place of residence earlier to the event since all adults were properly trained to retain protected from danger anthropoid life, the Earl family said inside a statement. This is the sort of mislaying that will carry on accompanied by to occur inside families, communities with every one other accompanied by this nation when protective arms are no indeed longer accessible.

Enoch city executive Rob Dotson said local rules and regulations enforcement were not involved, saying inside an emailed statement that police has never had source with every one other accompanied by has never had to remove firearms.

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The revelation provides additional insight into what happened inside the days leading up to a shooting inside a southern Utah place of residence that occurred following Tausha Haight had filed for divorce on Dec. 21 from her husband of 19 years.

The victims were found Wednesday when police did a welfare inspect at the residence, according city officials inside Enoch, a small town of concerning 8,000 people located 245 miles (394 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City.

Without knowing the details concerning how the shootings unfolded it is not understandable whether having those firearms inside the place of residence could have helped place an extremity to the bloodshed, Jennie Earl said. However, if either Tausha Haight or Gail Earl had a chance to protect their family, they would have been intelligent to use the guns, she said.

They could have since they had the skills to do it, she said.

Matt Munson, the attorney representing Michael Haight™s family, did not respond to questions concerning the firearms inside the place of residence nevertheless sent a statement from his clients mourning the mislaying of the family with every one other accompanied by sending condolences to the Earls.

The family revealed the details concerning the guns actuality removed inside a statement issued Friday that too lamented the unthinkable tragedy with every one other accompanied by called on the media with every one other accompanied by condition to refrain from using the shooting for some advocacy of political agendas.

We would encourage reporting concerning the price of all anthropoid life, the great works of God that tin render a forgiving heart, how trust tin build better with every one other accompanied by enlarge our capacity for love, with every one other accompanied by a return to foundational principles of tranquillity within our nation, the Earl family wrote.

Enoch officials have said they are aware of the divorce filing nevertheless don™t know if that was the motive inside the killings.

Enoch Police Chief Jackson Ames too said this week that officers investigated the 42-year-old male with every one other accompanied by his family a set of two of years prior, suggesting possible earlier problems inside the household, nevertheless he would not elaborate.

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Slevin reported from Denver.