Police officer, 34, shoots dead his wife, 2 children and mother-in-law before committing suicide

Daily Mail Online ^ | Jan. 17, 2014 | Louise Boyle

[Anton.Rutter]

A police officer shot dead his wife, two children and mother-in-law before turning the gun on himself, authorities said today.

The bodies of Joshua Boren, 34, Kelly Boren, 32, Joshua Boren, 7, five-year-old Haley Boren and Marie King, 55, were discovered in a gruesome scene at their home in Spanish Fork, Utah on Thursday.

Police said the five were found dead about 11pm when co-workers became concerned that Boren didn't show up for his night shift as a patrol officer at the Lindon Police Department.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

Why does it matter that he was a cop?

[Revolting cat!]

One of those events that are perfect feed for Internet trolls. You’d have to invent them if they didn’t happen.

[driftdiver]

Add in steroid use and its a serious issue.

[Responsibility2nd]

To many - the fact a cop did this explains things.

This is a cop-hating website. A story like this is like red meat to a pack of wolves.

[jocon307]

OHmigosh, Look at that caption! What could she have meant by that? And the sad face posted with it. That is so creepy.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

When I was living in Farmington NM, a neighbor two doors down from a house we used to live in killed his wife, kids, and himself.

I can’t understand it.

[PapaBear3625]

Add in steroid use and its a serious issue.

Looking at his picture, he seemed seriously "bulked up", so "roid rage" is a possibility, and blood tests should be done on his body.

Given that steroid use seems to increase aggressiveness, cops should be banned from using them.

[NativeSon]

Reading this makes me want to head home to my Wife & Daughter and hug them.

I think I'll do just that.

[Anton.Rutter]

What is your opinion of this event, Anton.Rutter?

Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness in this world, and against spiritual wickedness in high places.

[PapaBear3625]

"The couple were believed to be having marital problems, authorities said on Friday after speaking to people who knew them."

Another possible factor. "I'm taking the house, the kids, AND your pension" is an unwise thing to lay on a cop.

[windcliff]

He looks like a steroid user as most of the cops in SoCal.

[skyman]

So sad.

I guess I don’t understand it when people are that angry or upset they just don’t commit suicide but they hurt/kill their own family.

[trisham]

According to the source the couple was having marital problems. I’m guessing that the wife planned to end the marriage.

[Graybeard58]

“This is a cop-hating website. A story like this is like red meat to a pack of wolves.”

Yup.

[driftdiver]

Aren’t steroids of this type largely illegal anyway?

[Eaker]

I took it that she enjoys her children as children and is unhappy that they are going to grow up and go away.

[Johnny_cash]

I was thinking the same thing.

Almost like she knew something was going to happen?

[driftdiver]

Whats a cop hating website?

FR?

[Ken H]

This is a cop-hating website.

Poor babies.

[who knows what evil?]

Seems like every day we have innocents gunned down by a cop in one capacity or another...police are NOT your friends.