8 People, Including 5 Children, Are Found Fatally Shot at Utah Home, Police Say

Three adults and five children were found fatally shot inside a home in Enoch City, in a rural part of Utah, on Wednesday, according to local authorities.

Police officers made the discovery while conducting a “welfare check” at the home, in the agricultural city of about 8,000 people in the southwestern part of the state. Local officials did not release any more details about the deceased or the circumstances surrounding the shootings.

“At this time, we do not believe there is a threat to the public or that there are any suspects at large,” city officials said in a statement on Wednesday. The investigation is continuing, they said.

Neighbors described Enoch City as a tightknit community where homes rarely go up for sale, ensuring that everyone knows one another and making the killings even more shocking. The residential area where police found the victims is often filled with children playing in yards and neighbors who wave hello and volunteer to help one another shovel snow.

Aaron Diamond, who works at a nearby event venue, said that he knew those killed well, because they attended the same church as him. He characterized those who were fatally shot as a “wonderful family,” adding that the father had worked for an insurance company.

“We’re all just shocked and heartbroken,” Mr. Diamond said.

“The people who live here love their neighbors.”