Mum shot son and drove his corpse around in her car trying to freeze to death
After killing her child, Valerie Peck, 40, then turned the gun on herself in an attempt to take her own life but survived and was eventually found wounded by police
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A Utah woman has been arrested after allegedly fatally shooting her 2-year-old son before unsuccessfully trying to kill herself.
Valerie Peck, 40, is behind bars in Uintah County Jail, charged with aggravated murder and child abuse. She is accused of killing her 2-year-old son, Zack, on Monday before shooting herself in a failed suicide attempt, according to a sheriff s office news release. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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According to a police affidavit, when Peck realized she had survived, she drove to a nearby canyon to try to “freeze to death,” the
Mother arrested for shooting, killing 2-year-old son, Uintah County officials say
Uintah County Sheriff s Office
Mugshot: Valerie Peck
and last updated 2020-12-16 00:45:36-05
UINTAH COUNTY, Utah â Police have released more information on the
Valerie Peck, 40, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her 2-year-old son.
After receiving reports Monday afternoon that a young boy and a woman had been shot, Uintah County Sheriff s deputies found Peck seriously wounded from a gunshot, with her son Zack shot dead.
She was taken to a hospital for treatment but was arrested upon her release Tuesday.
The sheriff s office said that during their investigation, they discovered Peck took her son for a drive in the Dry Fork Canyon area. After spending some time in a camping area north of Dry Fork on Red Cloud Loop Road, authorities say she put the boy back in the vehicle and shot him with a .22-caliber rifle before shooting herself.
Uintah County Jail
SALT LAKE CITY After Valerie Peck shot and killed her 2-year-old son, she shot herself twice in an attempt to end her life, according to a police affidavit.
When that didn’t work, she drove to another nearby canyon to possibly “freeze to death,” the affidavit states. Ultimately, deputies found Peck and after a brief stay at a local hospital, she was booked into the Uintah County Jail for investigation of aggravated murder and child abuse. Related
The investigation began on Monday when dispatchers received a 911 call from a person reporting that a woman had shot her 2-year-old son and then attempted suicide by shooting herself, the affidavit states. The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office has not said whether she or someone else contacted them about the shooting.