Former Utah Sen. Mitt Romney’s sister-in-law, Carrie Elizabeth Romney, was found dead Friday near a Santa Clarita shopping center.
The cause of his death remains under investigation. Investigators are speculating, however, that the 64-year-old Valencia resident fell or jumped from a five-story parking garage, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida.
Homicide investigators responded to the 24000 block of Town Center Drive, near the Valencia Town Center shopping center, around 9 p.m. Friday, according to the sheriff’s department.
The Los Angeles County medical examiner is still conducting tests to confirm the cause of death, Nishida said.
Romney’s cause of death was listed as delayed on the medical examiner’s website. Completing toxicology tests and updating information could take months.
Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and the Republican Party’s nominee for president in the 2012 election. He was elected U.S. senator from Utah in 2018 and left office when his term ended in January.
Carrie Elizabeth Romney appeared to be the wife of Mitt’s older brother, G. Scott Romney, an attorney who has supported Mitt on the campaign trail over the years.
