Killing of the Haight family

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==Shooting==
==Shooting==
Police went to the family residence to conduct a welfare check at 4:00&nbsp;p.m. on January 4 and found eight family members deceased from gunshot wounds. They were identified as 42-year-old Michael Haight, his wife Tausha Haight, 40; her mother Gail Earl, 78; and five children: Macie (17), Brilee (12), twins Sienna and Ammon (7), and Gavin (4).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Alund |first=Natalie Neysa |title=Man kills 7 family members, including 5 kids, in apparent murder-suicide at Utah home, police say |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/05/utah-family-8-dead-enoch-city-shooting/10994182002/ |date=January 5, 2023 |access-date=January 6, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=DeMille |first=David |date=January 6, 2023 |title=Enoch community, schools face difficult road ahead after shooting deaths of family of 8 |url=https://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2023/01/06/enoch-residents-students-reeling-after-shooting-deaths-of-haight-family/69785046007/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=The Spectrum |language=en-US}}</ref> The welfare check had been requested by a family friend after Tausha had missed an appointment earlier that afternoon.<ref name=":2" />
Police went to the family residence to conduct a welfare check at 4:00&nbsp;p.m. on January 4 and found eight family members deceased from gunshot wounds. They were identified as 42-year-old Michael Haight, his wife Tausha Haight, 40; her mother Gail Earl, 78; and five children: Macie (17), Brilee (12), twins Ammon and Sienna (7), and Gavin (4).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Alund |first=Natalie Neysa |title=Man kills 7 family members, including 5 kids, in apparent murder-suicide at Utah home, police say |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/05/utah-family-8-dead-enoch-city-shooting/10994182002/ |date=January 5, 2023 |access-date=January 6, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=DeMille |first=David |date=January 6, 2023 |title=Enoch community, schools face difficult road ahead after shooting deaths of family of 8 |url=https://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2023/01/06/enoch-residents-students-reeling-after-shooting-deaths-of-haight-family/69785046007/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=The Spectrum |language=en-US}}</ref> The welfare check had been requested by a family friend after Tausha had missed an appointment earlier that afternoon.<ref name=":2" />


The authorities determined that the perpetrator was Michael Haight, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after fatally shooting his family members.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bojórquez |first=Erin Alberty, Kim |date=2023-01-20 |title=Local officials knew of abuse allegations in Utah family homicide |url=https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/01/20/utah-man-killed-family-prior-child-abuse |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Axios |language=en}}</ref> Haight had been investigated by the Enoch Police Department for domestic abuse due to accusations made by his eldest daughter Macie in 2020.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Medina |first=Eduardo |date=2023-01-19 |title=Utah Man Who Killed His Family Faced Child Abuse Investigation in 2020 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/18/us/enoch-utah-shooting-child-abuse.html |access-date=2023-01-19 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Macie reportedly told police that her father had "become assaultive" over the three previous years, that he had choked her, that she was afraid his attacks would worsen, and "very afraid that he was going to ... kill her".<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> Michael told the investigating officer that his daughter, 14 at the time, was "mouthy".<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> He told the investigating officer that he had surveyed his wife's phone and tablet to assure himself she hadn't spoken about the family in a negative way to anyone.<ref name=":2" /> Tausha Haight told the officer that she didn't believe filing charges was necessary and that she expected Michael would take this as a "wake-up call".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Metz |first=Sam |date=2023-01-17 |title=Police investigated Utah man for abuse years before murder-suicide |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/police-investigated-utah-man-for-abuse-years-before-murder-suicide |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=PBS NewsHour |language=en-us}}</ref> The officer told Tausha there "was no indication that there would be any violent behavior on Michael's part".<ref name=":0" /> Asked about the domestic violence allegations after the killings, the County Attorney's office said it had found "insufficient evidence to pursue criminal charges".<ref name=":1" /> Tausha had commenced divorce proceedings against Michael two weeks prior to the shooting.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ashcraft |first=Emily |date=January 4, 2023 |title='This community is hurting': 8 members of family found shot to death in Enoch home |publisher=Deseret News |url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/1/4/23539914/8-people-shot-killed-enoch-home |accessdate=January 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Mark |date=January 4, 2023 |title=Suspect, victims named after eight people found dead inside Enoch home |publisher=KSL Newsradio |url=https://kslnewsradio.com/1981648/eight-people-found-dead-inside-an-enoch-home/ |accessdate=January 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Albeck-Ripka |first1=Livia |last2=Oxenden |first2=McKenna |date=January 4, 2023 |title=Utah Man Kills Wife, Five Children and Mother-in-Law, Police Say |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/04/us/enoch-utah-shooting-dead.html |accessdate=January 4, 2023}}</ref> Days before the shooting, Tausha had reportedly told her family that Michael had removed all guns from the family home.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=January 6, 2023 |title=Family of slain Utah family says husband took guns from home |url=https://www.wsaz.com/2023/01/07/family-slain-utah-family-says-husband-took-guns-home/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=WASZ 3 |language=en}}</ref>
The authorities determined that the perpetrator was Michael Haight, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after fatally shooting his family members.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bojórquez |first=Erin Alberty, Kim |date=2023-01-20 |title=Local officials knew of abuse allegations in Utah family homicide |url=https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/01/20/utah-man-killed-family-prior-child-abuse |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Axios |language=en}}</ref> Haight had been investigated by the Enoch Police Department for domestic abuse due to accusations made by his eldest daughter Macie in 2020.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Medina |first=Eduardo |date=2023-01-19 |title=Utah Man Who Killed His Family Faced Child Abuse Investigation in 2020 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/18/us/enoch-utah-shooting-child-abuse.html |access-date=2023-01-19 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Macie reportedly told police that her father had "become assaultive" over the three previous years, that he had choked her, that she was afraid his attacks would worsen, and "very afraid that he was going to ... kill her".<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> Michael told the investigating officer that his daughter, 14 at the time, was "mouthy".<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> He told the investigating officer that he had surveyed his wife's phone and tablet to assure himself she hadn't spoken about the family in a negative way to anyone.<ref name=":2" /> Tausha Haight told the officer that she didn't believe filing charges was necessary and that she expected Michael would take this as a "wake-up call".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Metz |first=Sam |date=2023-01-17 |title=Police investigated Utah man for abuse years before murder-suicide |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/police-investigated-utah-man-for-abuse-years-before-murder-suicide |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=PBS NewsHour |language=en-us}}</ref> The officer told Tausha there "was no indication that there would be any violent behavior on Michael's part".<ref name=":0" /> Asked about the domestic violence allegations after the killings, the County Attorney's office said it had found "insufficient evidence to pursue criminal charges".<ref name=":1" /> Tausha had commenced divorce proceedings against Michael two weeks prior to the shooting.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ashcraft |first=Emily |date=January 4, 2023 |title='This community is hurting': 8 members of family found shot to death in Enoch home |publisher=Deseret News |url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/1/4/23539914/8-people-shot-killed-enoch-home |accessdate=January 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Mark |date=January 4, 2023 |title=Suspect, victims named after eight people found dead inside Enoch home |publisher=KSL Newsradio |url=https://kslnewsradio.com/1981648/eight-people-found-dead-inside-an-enoch-home/ |accessdate=January 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Albeck-Ripka |first1=Livia |last2=Oxenden |first2=McKenna |date=January 4, 2023 |title=Utah Man Kills Wife, Five Children and Mother-in-Law, Police Say |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/04/us/enoch-utah-shooting-dead.html |accessdate=January 4, 2023}}</ref> Days before the shooting, Tausha had reportedly told her family that Michael had removed all guns from the family home.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=January 6, 2023 |title=Family of slain Utah family says husband took guns from home |url=https://www.wsaz.com/2023/01/07/family-slain-utah-family-says-husband-took-guns-home/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=WASZ 3 |language=en}}</ref>
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