Police at the Enoch City Police reported on Wednesday that the bodies of eight people, including five children, were found in a Utah home during a welfare check. 

"On January 4, 2023, officers of the Enoch City Police department were summoned to 4900 North block of Albert Drive in reference to a welfare check. Officers checked the residence and found three adults and five minors deceased inside the home. Each appeared to have sustained gunshot wounds," the police said in a press release, adding that there were no threats to the public or "any suspects at large." 

Other reports say the victims died in an apparent murder-suicide.

The police added that it launched an investigation into the matter, and further details will be provided at a later time. 

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A report issued by the Gun Violence Archive last month revealed that 6,023 children 17 years old or younger were killed or injured by gunfire in the year 2022 - the highest number of such incidents ever recorded in the organization's nine-year history.

Yesterday, data from the non-profit organization Gun Violence Archive that tracks shooting incidents said that deadly gun violence in the US continued right from 2022 into 2023 as more than 130 people have been reportedly killed and over 300 have been injured by gunfire in the first days of the New Year.

The data highlighted that 131 individuals, including two toddlers and 11 teenagers, have been killed inadvertently or intentionally in the United States since the beginning of the year, while 34 teenagers and three children were injured.