"Tumultuous Relationship" Ends With Murder/Suicide

"SALT LAKE CITY, UT — On Tuesday, Salt Lake City police were still trying to determine what caused Calvin Eatchel to shoot his wife to death outside of his home in the 1600 West block of Eisenhower Way and then turn the gun on himself Monday afternoon.

"Salt Lake City police Det. Cody Lougy said detectives were treating the death as an apparent murder/suicide and officers were still trying to determine a motive.

"When police arrived, they found Debra Eatchel dead of a gunshot wound in the driver’s seat of a car that was half on a driveway and half on a nearby lawn.

"Calvin Eatchel was lying dead of a gunshot wound in the middle of the street about 50 feet away, police said.

"`We don’t know at that point what took place [to cause Calvin Eatchel to shoot his ex-wife],` Lougy said.

"Utah court records show the couple has had a tumultuous relationship over the years."

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