Midvale husband shot wife, then self, police say

MIDVALE — Police believe a Midvale husband shot and killed his wife before fatally shooting himself.

About 11:10 a.m. Tuesday, Unified police were called to perform a welfare check on the residents at 7533 S. Jefferson Street. When officers gained access inside the home, the bodies of Eilleen Lyon, 65, and Terry Wayne Lyon, 63, were discovered.

“Preliminary investigation indicates the female victim, Eilleen Lyon, sustained a gunshot wound, and the male suspect, Terry Lyon, appears to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No other occupants reside inside the home, and there is no ongoing threat to the public,” police stated on Wednesday.

Officers were asked to conduct a welfare check on the Lyons after one of them did not show up for work, according to police. When police arrive