Carrie Elizabeth Romney, the sister-in-law of former presidential nominee and former Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, was found dead Friday evening on a street in Valencia, California, according to officials and media reports.
Romney, 64, was discovered near a shopping mall parking garage around 8:30 p.m., TMZ reported.
The Los Angeles County coroner’s office confirmed that an investigation is underway. The cause and manner of death have not yet been determined.
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 New York Post.