UINTAH COUNTY, Utah — Police say two people are dead after a man shot his father-in-law in Uintah County early Thursday morning before shooting himself.
The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a shooting just after 8 am in the Sun Ridge subdivision. Upon arriving at the home, deputies found two men with gunshot wounds in separate bedrooms.
In an update Friday, the Sheriff’s Office reported a 51-year-old man shot his 77-year-old father-in-law before shooting himself.
Both of the men were taken to the hospital in critical condition, however, both later died of their injuries.
Police said the men lived with three other adults who were home at the time of the shooting but were not injured.
The public is not in danger following the shooting and an investigation into what led up to the shooting is currently underway.
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