A woman and her 3 children were found shot to death in a car in Utah

An investigator takes photographs as she examines a vehicle at a scene where four people were found dead in West Haven, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Isaac Hale/The Deseret News via AP)

WEST HAVEN, Utah (AP) — A woman and her three children were found shot to death in a car in Utah. Authorities said they do not believe there is any ongoing threat to the public but haven't said what they believe happened.

A family member called called 911 just before 10 p.m. Tuesday to report finding the four people dead in a vehicle at a residence in West Haven, a city near Ogden and north of Salt Lake City, Weber County officials said. A 32-year-old woman, a 4-year-old boy, a 2-year-old girl and a 1-year-old girl were dead, Weber County Sheriff’s Sgt. Sean Endsley . Their names were not made public.

The deaths were reported one day after an 8-year-old boy in Lehi, south of Salt Lake, when he got ahold of a loaded gun left in the car while his mother was inside a convenience store.

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