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FILE - In this June 6, 2017 file photo, crime scene investigators inspect the scene of a fatal shooting in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, Utah. State lawmakers want to fix gaps in domestic violence law exposed when a man killed his ex-girlfriend and her son by opening fire on a car full of children after school. Republican Todd Weiler says victim Memorez Rackley couldn't have gotten a protective order, despite a previous stalking report, because the couple had never been married or lived together. (Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP, File)

Utah eyes change to domestic violence law after woman killed

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press

FILE - This June 6, 2017, file photo, crime scene investigators begin their work as Sandy police investigate a fatal shooting in a Salt Lake City suburb in Sandy, Utah. Sandy Police Chief Kevin Thacker spoke at a news conference Tuesday, June 20, 2017, after questions were raised about whether police missed chances to help victim Memorez Rackley when she reported her ex-boyfriend was threatening her and her children. (Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP, File)

Chief weighs change, defends tactics after slayings

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press

FILE - This June 6, 2017, file photo, crime scene investigators begin their work as Sandy police investigate a fatal shooting in a Salt Lake City suburb in Sandy, Utah. Police documents obtained by The Associated Press say a Utah woman fatally shot this month along with one of her sons had reported being relentlessly stalked by the man. The documents released Tuesday, June 13, 2017, also disclose that Memorez Rackley and Jeremy Patterson had previously been in a romantic relationship. (Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP, File)

Police weigh changes after Utah shooting killed mom, son

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press

FILE - This June 6, 2017, file photo, crime scene investigators begin their work as Sandy police investigate a fatal shooting in a Salt Lake City suburb in Sandy, Utah. Police documents obtained by The Associated Press say a Utah woman fatally shot this month along with one of her sons had reported being relentlessly stalked by the man. The documents released Tuesday, June 13, 2017, also disclose that Memorez Rackley and Jeremy Patterson had previously been in a romantic relationship. (Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP, File)

APNewsbreak: Utah cops tipped before man shot ex-girlfriend

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press

FILE - This June 6, 2017, file photo, crime scene investigators begin their work as Sandy police investigate a fatal shooting in a Salt Lake City suburb in Sandy, Utah. Police documents obtained by The Associated Press say a Utah woman fatally shot this month along with one of her sons had reported being relentlessly stalked by the man. The documents released Tuesday, June 13, 2017, also disclose that Memorez Rackley and Jeremy Patterson had previously been in a romantic relationship. (Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP, File)

APNewsBreak: Utah woman killed reported relentless stalking

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press

People leave items at a memorial for the victims of a fatal shooting Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Sandy, Utah. Utah investigators and residents of a middle-class Salt Lake City suburb were trying Wednesday to understand what led a man to open fire on a woman and children inside a car leaving the woman and one of her sons dead, another son in critical condition and a girl injured. The suspect was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene in a quiet neighborhood of the city of Sandy. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Boy slowly healing after Utah shooting killed mom, brother

By BRADY McCOMBS and LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press

Community members look on as police officers investigate the scene of a shooting in Sandy, Utah, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Utah police say the shooter in a suburban Salt Lake City neighborhood is among several people who died in the incident and two others injured were children. The shooting took place on a neighborhood street in the suburb of Sandy, about 20 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. (Chris Detrick/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

‘He’s killing everybody’ woman says as Utah man opens fire

By BRADY McCOMBS and LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press