After a father shot and killed his seven family members before turning the gun on himself, residents of Enoch City, Utah, are left grieving. 'They were our friends, they were our neighbors, and we loved them,' said city manager Rob Dotson.
A police officer walks by a crime scene trailer that is sitting outside the home of Michael Haight on Jan. 5, 2023, in Enoch, Utah. Haight, who was 42, is accused of killing his wife, mother-in-law and his five kids that range in ages from 17 to 4 years old with a gun.Residents of Enoch City, Utah, are left grieving after police said a father shot and killed his seven family members before turning the gun on himself.
Dotson spoke in front of a crowd of journalists on Thursday alongside the city’s mayor, police chief and a representative from the school district. As they tried to provide updates about the tragedy, their voices shook and their eyes glistened in the lighting of the press conference. "It’s not fear," Dotson clarified; instead, their public emotions embodied the community’s reaction.
Police Chief Jackson Ames said the local police were "familiar with the family." He noted that the police were involved in "some investigations with the family" years prior, though he did not provide specifics. "Evidence suggests that the suspect took his own life after killing seven others in the home," according to a police press release.
"The neighbors are good, the people are wonderful and the efforts that we make on one another's behalf is like family," he told reporters.
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