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Man accused of killing son in Ballpark murder-suicide was Salt Lake City employee

The man didn’t initially receive custody of his son after his 2019 divorce, but court documents show he had retained custody of the boy by the time of their deaths.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Ballpark home of Samuel Owen, who Salt Lake City police say killed his 6-year-old son before killing himself on Saturday night, pictured on West Van Buren Avenue in Salt Lake City, Monday, May 20, 2024.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Ballpark home of Samuel Owen, who Salt Lake City police say killed his 6-year-old son before killing himself on Saturday night, pictured on West Van Buren Avenue in Salt Lake City, Monday, May 20, 2024.