Former Utah Sen. Mitt Romney's sister-in-law, Carrie Elizabeth Romney, was found dead near a Santa Clarita shopping center on Friday.
The cause of his death remains under investigation. However, investigators speculate that the 64-year-old Valencia resident fell or jumped from a five-story parking structure, 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 deferred on the medical examiner's website. It could take months for toxicology testing to be completed and information updated.
Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the Republican Party's presidential candidate in 2012. He was elected U.S. senator from Utah in 2018 and left office at the end of his term in January.
Carrie Elizabeth Romney appeared to be the wife of Mitt's older brother, G. Scott Romney, a lawyer who has supported Mitt on the campaign trail over the years.
