Eight people are found dead in a house in Utah, United States; five children among the deceased

At least eight people, including five minors, were found dead with gunshot wounds in a house in the US town of Enoch, in the state of Utah, during a visit by a team of officials to check the well-being of the residents. , as confirmed by the authorities.

Local authorities stated that they do not consider there to be a threat to the population or escaped suspects, before adding that At the moment there are no detainees and that the victims have not been identified. They also warned that they will give more information when the investigation progresses.

Enoch Mayor Rob Dotson said that “it is difficult to describe in words the emotions that people who live here go through”. “We all know this family. Many of us have gone with them to church, to the community and to school with these people”, he added, according to the US television channel CNN. “This community is suffering right now. They feel the loss and pain. They have a lot of questions, which is natural, and they are here to support,” Dotson stressed.

For its part, the Iron district school assured that the five minors were students from the center. “This loss will spark a lot of emotions, concerns and questions among our school.especially among our students”, they reviewed, while stressing that they have a crisis intervention team to “help with the needs of students, parents and school personnel during difficult times like this”.

The governor of the state of Utah, Spencer Cox, moved his condolences “to all those affected by this senseless violence.” “Please keep the Enoch community in your prayers,” they said in a brief message on their Twitter account.

Man killed his two-year-old son in the United States

A Connecticut man killed his 2-year-old son and then buried the boy’s body in a plastic bag at a local park, police say.

Edgar Ismalej-Gómez, 26, was arrested this Tuesday for violating probation and is expected to face additional charges in the death of his son.

He was on probation for a conviction in connection with his eight-month-old son who suffered a broken arm in July 2021. He pleaded guilty in April and was ordered to serve 60 days and three years of probation.

The boy’s body was discovered on Monday (January 2) in a plastic bag buried in fresh soil at Cummings Park in Stamford, Connecticut, Stamford Police Chief Timothy Shaw said at a news conference. No charges have yet been filed in connection with the boy’s death.

Ismalej-Gómez is also accused of holding the boy’s mother at gunpoint last week, according to prosecutors. He held her mother hostage with a gun as the two drove to and from West Virginia before her mother could alert police Monday.

“What we have learned is that, just a week ago, the defendant allegedly entered the child’s room and the child ended up dead,” according to prosecutors for FOX 61. “The defendant did not let the child’s mother call an ambulance. He put the boy in a bag and buried him in Cummings Park.”

“The child’s mother has reported that the defendant has held her captive for the past four days. She alleged that he was carrying a gun and that she had been led away. They left the state, headed for West Virginia and returned to Connecticut, which has been substantiated,” prosecutors continued.

The state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the boy’s death a homicide due to multiple blunt force trauma to the head.

Ismalej-Gomez was arrested around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, while riding in a taxi to New York, authorities said.

As of now, he is being held on $3 million bail and his final sentencing is expected in the coming days.

*With information from Europa Press