Cattle and sheep line the highway that runs through the town, along with signs that advertise "Custom New Homes," and recreation in southern Utah's famous national parks and recreation areas. Half the surrounding block was cordoned off by police tape.Įnoch is on the outskirts of Cedar City, one of the fastest growing cities in Utah, which is one of the U.S.'s fastest-growing states. It has a view of houses with snow-covered roofs and mountains in the distance. The home where the victims were found was decorated with Christmas lights and located in a neighborhood of newly built single-family houses on a ridge overlooking the farming community of Enoch. Park said he only met with her twice, mostly recently on Tuesday, and said she "was an incredibly nice lady." James Park, who represented Tausha Haight in the divorce case, said she had not expressed any fear that her husband would physically hurt her but he declined to elaborate, citing the investigation into the killings. This loss is sure to raise many emotions, concerns, and questions for our entire school district, especially our students." 4, eight members of a family residing in Enoch with five students in our schools tragically passed away. The five children attended schools in the Iron County School District, officials said in a letter sent to parents.Īccording to CBS Salt Lake City affiliate KUTV, the letter said, "It is with deep regret that we inform you about a tragic loss to our school community. The other victim was Tausha Haight's 78-year-old mother, Gail Earl. The children ranged in age from 4 to 17 and included three girls and two boys, authorities said. It's one of the fastest-growing areas of the country and communities of new homes are made up of large families that belong, like most of Utah, to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known widely as the Mormon church. Officials said Michael Haight, 42, took his own life after killing his wife, mother-in-law and the couple's five children. Sharon Huntsman, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Cedar City, Utah, leaves flowers outside a home where eight family members were found dead in Enoch, Utah, Thursday, Jan. The crime rocked Enoch, a small town in southern Utah about halfway between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. A Utah man fatally shot his five children, his mother-in-law and his wife, then killed himself two weeks after the woman had filed for divorce, according to authorities and public records.Įnoch Police Chief Jackson Ames said during a Thursday press conference that officers had been involved in investigations involving the 42-year-old man and his family a "couple of years prior." He did not elaborate.
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