On the quiet evening of April 17, 2021, the community of Stockton, Utah, was shaken by the tragic death of Donald James Day Jr., a 72-year-old male. What began as a seemingly peaceful night in his home on Cedarline Loop ended in a devastating incident that would be ruled a murder-suicide by the Tooele County Sheriff's Office. There is no information available regarding his ethnicity.
The harrowing events began to unfold late that Saturday night when a 911 call was placed to the Tooele
County dispatch. The caller, identified as Donald's 68-year-old wife, Joyce Day, made a chilling statement to the operator, reporting that her husband had been shot. Shortly after, the line went dead, and dispatchers were unable to re-establish contact. This abrupt and alarming call prompted an immediate response from law enforcement.
Deputies were dispatched to the couple's residence, where they discovered a somber scene. Inside the home, they found both Donald and Joyce Day deceased. The initial findings of the investigation suggested a grim sequence of events. It appeared that Joyce Day had fatally shot her husband before taking her own life. As the sole suspect in her husband's death was also deceased, there were no arrests made in connection with the case. The investigation concluded that this was a contained incident with no further threat to the public.
