Police announced Thursday that they are investigating a fatal shooting early Wednesday in Taylorsville as an apparent murder-suicide.
The two people found dead were 34-year-old Amanda Mayne, of Taylorsville, and 26-year-old Taylor Martin, of West Jordan.
According to the Taylorsville Police Department, officers received a report of gunshots in the area of near 3600 West and 4700 South at about 5 a.m. When they arrived, officers found a woman who was later identified as Mayne dead with multiple gunshot wounds, on the sidewalk of a gas station, police said.
Shortly after, about a block away, they found a man dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound who was later identified as Martin, according to the release. Police found a loaded handgun next to Martin.
Police said Thursday that Mayne and Martin had been in a relationship in the past, but hadn’t been living together for more than a year. Neither of the two had any court protection orders in place, the release said.
Martin had been restricted from possessing a firearm, police said, and investigators are working to determine how he apparently obtained a gun. The case remains under investigation.
Editor’s note • Those who are experiencing intimate partner violence, or know someone who is, are urged to call the Utah Domestic Violence Link Line, 1-800-897-LINK (5465), or the Utah Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Line, 1-888-421-1100. If you or people you know are at risk of self-harm, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24-hour support at 1-800-273-8255.
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