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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Relatives of five Utah family members found dead in their home of mysterious causes over the weekend say they are looking for answers that would give them closure. Authorities say the five didn't die violently, but toxicology test results to determine exactly what killed them are expected to take at least six weeks. A public vigil for the family is planned for tomorrow.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Salt Lake City police officer was justified when he shot and killed 20-year-old Dillon Taylor last month. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill says Officer Bron Cruz fired after Taylor repeatedly ignored commands to put his hands in the air and then quickly withdrew his hands from the waistband of his pants. Cruz fired twice and Taylor died at the scene.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a Palisade woman who was killed when the vehicle she was riding in was swept down a drainage in eastern Utah. The Grand County Sheriff's Office in Utah says 57-year-old Susan Parker was in a Jeep that was crossing the Bittercreek Wash about 2 ½ miles west of the Colorado line Sunday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada jury has found two men who were accused of posing as Mormon missionaries guilty of kidnapping and armed robbery in a case that could get them life in prison for a violent Las Vegas home break-in. Abraham Austin Jr. and Robert Estall II are due for sentencing Dec. 4.

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