WASHINGTON, Washington County – The call came in on a warm summer evening around 7 p.m.
“My neighbor just came running down the street yelling, ‘Call 911 for gunshots,'” an unidentified woman is heard telling a 911 dispatcher.
The conversation, recorded on June 18, paints a picture of a seemingly safe neighborhood rocked by violence. The woman on the other end of the line alternates between talking to the switchboard operator and telling her children to go inside.
“My kids are out swimming and my neighbors are just screaming, ‘Call 911,'” the woman at the switchboard is heard telling them.
She also reports seeing a yellow Kia Soul driving away from her neighbor’s house.
According to police, the vehicle was driven by 28-year-old Mia Bailey, who now faces 11 charges, including two counts of aggravated murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Mia’s parents, Joseph and Gail Bailey.
Neighbors told KSL that the family has been arguing over gender identity in recent months. According to court records, Mia Bailey officially changed her name and gender last year.
After the shooting, Mia Bailey was hunted nightly. It ended the next morning when Mia Bailey turned herself in. According to the indictment, she later told investigators that she felt no remorse and would do it again.
The woman heard on the audio recording provided to KSL investigators Thursday was not the only person who called 911. The city of St. George is refusing to release another recording of a 911 call to KSL investigators.
KSL has appealed the city’s denials to the State Records Committee.
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