Statement from the Rich County Sheriff's Office:
On Sunday, September 24, 2017 Rich County Sheriff's responded to reports of a suicidal man who was shooting into a home in Garden City. When officers arrived they found one deceased male inside a vehicle that had crashed into the side of a trailer home. Inside the home two elderly gunshot victims were found.
During the attack, gunfire was exchanged and it is believed that is when the suspect was shot and killed.
A preliminary investigation shows the elderly couple shot back at the suspect as a manner of self-defense.
Why the suspect was targeting the elderly couple is still under investigation. The two victims do not have life threatening injuries and are expected to survive.
Seven agents with the Department of Public Safety's State Bureau of Investigation,three Utah Highway Patrol Troopers and forensic scientist with the state crime labwere called out to the scene to assist in a joint investigation with Rich County.
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