Another ghost town revealed by burgeoning Western U.S. deserts. Despite the "atmospheric rivers" crashing into California lately, the Western United States is still dry.
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/3/11/23629503/lake-mead-water-level-utah-drought
#dry #desert #drought #rainfall #climate #Utah #Rockport #EnochCity #Crandall #RockportReservoir #ghostTown

No one could have seen it coming, totally out of the blue. Also, "Tausha Haight, told her extended family that her husband, Mike Haight, took the guns from the family’s home this week." https://apnews.com/article/utah-divorce-suicide-b2742ac684ad5fb4b0b506efac85578b #EnochCity #familyviolence

Can you understand what the family of the woman in the #EnochCity Utah family massacre is saying here? They had no guns, which is good, but actually they needed more guns?
"Protective arms were purposely removed from the home prior to the incident because all adults were properly trained to protect human life. This is the type of loss that will continue to occur in families, communities and this nation when protective arms are no longer accessible." https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/1/6/23543194/enoch-shooting-murder-suicide-family-statement-haight

The formula is very reliable.

"No one ever thought this would happen. And he is just not the type of person you thought could do this."

Yet someone called police for a welfare check when his wife missed an appointment.

“Everybody knows everyone here.”

But no one knew about the "domestic relations injunction" in the divorce filing, or the fact that police officers “were familiar with the family.”

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/1/5/23540663/enoch-utah-shooting-8-people-family-members-killed-police-investigating

#enochcity #massshooting

Police say all of those killed were in the same family and they do not believe there's an ongoing threat to the public.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjk995/utah-police-8-dead-children-shooting-enoch-city
#Utahshooting #Enochcity #MORMONS #MassShooting #Utah #News

Eight found shot dead
In Enoch City home night
Grief hangs in the air

#tragedy #enochcity #utah #haiku #poetry

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/04/us/enoch-utah-shooting-dead.html

"a tightknit community where homes rarely go up for sale, ensuring that everyone knows one another..."
"This was a respected community member and church leader, and it is sending shock waves." Seems weird not to mention the religion in question. #EnochCity
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/04/us/enoch-utah-shooting-dead.html