Utah Mother Shoots Son & Drives Around With Dead Body

A Utah woman is accused of driving around for hours with her son’s dead body after she fatally shot him.

“The woman, who deputies identified as the boy’s mother, received medical treatment on scene before being taken to a hospital due to the seriousness of her injuries.”

Valerie Peck, 40, was arrested and charged with murder and child abuse after police said she shot and killed her two-year-old son and then tried to shoot herself. After her attempt to kill herself failed, she drove to a nearby canyon so that she could freeze to death.

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According to HEAVY.com, a sheriff’s press release noted that, “The sheriff’s office extends its most sincere condolences to all who knew and loved Zack.”

As of now a motive for the shooting isn’t clear, but apparently Peck and her son went camping before the incident.

“After spending some time in the area, Peck put her son back in the vehicle and shot him with a .22-caliber rifle. Peck then shot herself.”

“Valerie then used the .22 rifle and shot herself two times. Valerie told me she was trying to kill herself. When this didn’t work, she drove around Uintah County and then decided to go to Fantasy Canyon. When I asked what she was going to do at Fantasy Canyon, she told me she didn’t know, maybe freeze to death.” As

Apparently, her husband told the court that Peck was struggling with mental health issues.