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Killing of the Haight family

Killing of the Haight family
LocationEnoch, Utah, United States
DateJanuary 4, 2023 (2023-01-04) (MST)
Attack type
Mass murder, mass shooting, familicide, murder-suicide
WeaponFirearm
Deaths8 (including the perpetrator)
Injured0
PerpetratorMichael Haight
MotiveUnknown

On January 4, 2023, a familicide occurred in Enoch, Utah, United States when eight members of a single family, consisting of three adults and five children, were fatally shot in their home in a mass shooting. Authorities identified one of the adults, 42-year-old Michael Haight, as the perpetrator.[1][2] Haight had been investigated by the Enoch Police Department for domestic abuse allegations in 2020. Two weeks prior to the killings, his wife had commenced divorce proceedings.

  1. ^ City of Enoch (January 25, 2023). "Enoch City Press Release". Twitter.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Babineau, Andi; Riess, Rebekah (January 5, 2023). "Family of 8 found shot dead in Utah home determined to be a murder-suicide". CNN. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

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