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Ogden woman dies after being shot while she slept

An Ogden woman died Monday after being wounded by gunfire from outside her home as she slept this weekend.

Maria Sanchez, 47, was rushed to the hospital with at least one gunshot wound Sunday just after midnight, Ogden police Lt. Tim Scott said. She was pronounced dead Monday, according to a news release on the Police Department’s Facebook page. Three people were in custody Monday night in relation to the shooting, the release said.

Scott said officers responded to 911 calls reporting multiple gunshots outside the home near 28th Street and Grant Avenue at 12:11 a.m. Sunday. Officers discovered several bullet holes in the residence.

Another resident was treated at the scene for a minor shooting-related injury.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to email detectives@ogdencity.com or to contact Detective Travis Gerfen at 801-629-8477.

— Tribune editor Nick Parker contributed to this report.