The sister-in-law of former presidential nominee and ex-Utah senator Mitt Romney was found dead on a street in a Los Angeles suburb Friday evening, according to officials and reports.
Carrie Elizabeth Romney was discovered dead on a street near a shopping mall parking garage in Valencia, Calif. at around 8:30 p.m., TMZ reported.
She was 64 years old. Her death is being investigated, and a cause and manner have not yet been determined, according to records from the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.
Former GOP presidential candidate and Utah Sen. Mitt Romney’s sister-in-law was found dead on a Los Angeles suburb street. Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA
Police on the scene of where Romney’s sister-in-law’s body was discovered. KNN
It’s “unknown at the moment” if Carrie “jumped or fell” from the multi-story parking garage or a nearby building, Los Angeles County Deputy Brenda Serna wrote in an email to The Post.
The medical examiner’s office and Mitt Romney did not immediately return requests for comment.
The Republican senator led a presidential campaign against former President Barack Obama in 2012. He made decent headway countrywide, making for a tight race that he ultimately lost.
No foul play is suspected in Carrie Elizabeth Romney’s death. KNN
He tried to organize a campaign for the 2008 race, but lost the Republican bid to the late Arizona Senator John McCain.
While in the Senate, Romney was the only one in his party who voted to convict President Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020.
He repeated his vote during Trump’s second impeachment trial the following year.
Romney was anti-Trump from the start and published a scathing op-ed in 2019 where he swore to fight the president’s “destructive statements” made with the backing of the White House.