A Utah man is accused of breaking into a couple’s home and fatally shooting them while their three young children slept upstairs.
According to People, police were sent to the family’s home around 1:30 am on Saturday after a neighbor reported hearing a woman scream and gunshots. Officers found Katherine inside the home and her husband Tony in the backyard. Police said it appeared Tony had struggled with the suspect.
Police named Albert as the suspect. His wife, Sani, has been charged with tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice for allegedly helping him get rid of bloody clothes. According to the report, Sani told detectives that Albert knew the couple and had once tried to get a job with Tony’s landscaping business. She allegedly said he came home around 3 or 4 am that night, told her someone had stabbed him and that his life was over, then showered and left. She also reportedly told detectives she cleaned the apartment and tried to throw away his shoes and clothes after learning of the couple’s deaths.
Albert was arrested Wednesday in Sacramento, California.
Friends of the family wrote on a GoFundMe page that they were grateful the couple’s children, all age 4 and under, were not harmed. The motive was unclear, and authorities had not released more details. It was not known whether Albert had been formally charged or whether either he or Sani had an attorney. The charges against Sani have not been proven in court.
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