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Police Probe Suspected Murder-Suicide After Two Found Dead in Midvale Home

Police are withholding identities pending family notification, with no details yet on how the deaths occurred.

Overview

  • Officers conducting a late-morning welfare check on Tuesday entered a residence near 7500 S. Jefferson Street and found an adult man and woman deceased.
  • Unified Police say the case is being investigated as a suspected murder-suicide and note the home had no documented history of domestic violence.
  • Detectives processed the scene for hours as they worked to notify next of kin and have not released the victims’ names.
  • Officials have not disclosed the manner of death or indicated which individual, if either, was responsible.
  • Neighbors described shock over the deaths, with one resident reporting that roughly 20 officers were on scene during the investigation.