A Utah woman has been arrested on murder charges after her friend was shot to death. Police said the suicide promise the women had made several weeks earlier had not been completed.
Heavenly Faith Garfield, 21, was arrested Tuesday and remained jailed in Utah County Wednesday without bail. Saratoga Springs Police recommended charging her with her murder and possession of a firearm. Jail records do not list an attorney to represent her, and no charges have been filed.
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A voicemail seeking comment left Wednesday with a phone number believed to belong to Garfield’s mother was not immediately returned.
A 21-year-old Utah woman has been arrested on murder charges after her friend was shot and killed in an apparent suicide pact gone awry. (Fox News)
Police said Garfield’s father called 911 to report the shooting just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. The probable cause affidavit said her daughter shot the 21-year-old victim at 10:45 a.m. as part of a suicide pact.
Family members said Garfield and the victim had been discussing the arrangement for several weeks, according to the affidavit.
The victim’s name has not been released.
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According to the affidavit, the victim’s friend provided officers with text messages he had received from her that said she wanted to die but was too scared to kill herself. Her friend also told police that the victim had made a suicide promise with Garfield.
