Family members have identified the family killed in an apparent murder suicide over the weekend as a refugee from Myanmar and her children.
West Valley City police suspect that the husband, Dae Reh, aged 42, fatally shot his wife, Bu Meh, aged 38, and three of their children before taking his own life.
The relatives of the victims involved in the apparent murder-suicide incident that took place on Oxford Way have reached out to us for help in sharing the subsequent statement: pic.twitter.com/TfqlAWe9sL
— WVC Police (@WVCPD) December 19, 2024
A 17-year-old son survived the shooting but was badly wounded with a severe brain injury, police said.
The children who were tragically killed were identified by family members as Boe Reh, an 11-year-old boy, and Kristina Ree and Nyay Meh, 8 and 2-year-old daughters, respectively. The surviving son has been named as Sha Reh.
Relatives said that Bu Meh fled what they described as ethnic cleansing of Myanmar’s Karenni minority around 10 years ago. They lived in a refugee camp in Thailand before coming to the United States “with little more than the clothing on their backs,” a family statement said.
West Valley Police released the statement on behalf of the family.
The family called the teen “our 17-year-old hero” and said he has “a long and complex road to recovery.” A GoFundMe has been set up to help with his recovery.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, police were initially called to the home by a family member on Sunday but found no reason to break in when no one answered the door. Instead, they peeked in windows and talked to neighbors, then left. Two days later, when Bu Meh didn’t show up at work, the same family member returned to the home and entered the garage, finding the wounded teen.
Police then breached the home and found the other family members, with a handgun beneath the father’s body. Police said they family had no history of domestic violence calls and they are still trying to determine a motive.
