Gabby Petito s parents joined Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson at the state Capitol to advocate for SB117, which would require police to conduct lethality assessments.
Gabby Petito’s parents joined Utah lawmakers and Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson support bill that would mandate Utah police departments to conduct a lethality assessment protocol during domestic violence calls. The assessment targets intimate partner violence incidents.
In Utah, 22.7% of homicide victims died in an intimate partner or domestic violence incident, according to the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition. Learn more about domestic violence resources.
In small rural communities, people are well acquainted and connect in multiple ways. Living in a small town also can mean if someone dies of homicide, there is a greater likelihood that an intimate partner was involved.
After Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson’s cousin, Amanda “Mandy” Mayne, was murdered, she and other lawmakers want to mandate that the lethality assessment protocol to help police officers assist victims of domestic violence be used statewide.