West Haven, Utah • The deaths of a woman and three young children, whose bodies were found outside a West Haven home earlier this week, were the result of a murder-suicide, the Weber County Sheriff’s office announced Friday.
The woman was identified as 32-year-old Maribel Ibarra and her three children, one boy and two girls, ages 4, 2, and 1. Ibarra shared all three children with their father, who was interviewed by sheriff’s office investigators.
During a briefing Friday, officials said the crime scene was contained to the rear cargo area of the vehicle where the deceased were found. Investigators weren’t able to say exactly when shots were fired but believe it happened sometime Sunday night into Monday morning.
Surveillance video provided to investigators helped determine the nature of the deaths and that no one else was involved.
The deaths weren’t reported to police until their bodies were discovered by a family member until Tuesday night.
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