Former Republican Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) has issued a statement on the sudden loss of his sister-in-law.
Carrie Elizabeth Romney, 64, was found dead near a Los Angeles parking garage.
Romney either “jumped or fell” from a five-story parking garage near a Hyatt Regency hotel in Valencia, NBC News reported.
She died at the scene.
“Our family is heartbroken by the loss of Carrie, who brought warmth and love to all our lives,” Mitt Romney told People.
“We ask for privacy during this difficult time.”
Los Angeles County Deputy Brenda Serna told the New York Post through email that it is “unknown at this moment” if Romney jumped or fell from the parking garage or a nearby building.
She was found on the street outside the parking garage around 8:30 p.m. Friday night.
Police discovered her car inside the parking garage.
The medical examiner in Los Angeles has yet to make a ruling on the cause of death, with an autopsy in progress.
While an investigation is ongoing, authorities do not suspect any foul play.
Mitt Romney is known for his large, picture-perfect Mormon family, which includes five kids of his own and three siblings.
Elizabeth Romney was the third wife of his older brother, 81-year-old George Scott Romney.
The couple wed in 2016 and did not have any kids together, keeping a low profile.
According to divorce records obtained by the Daily Mail, George Romney, who goes by Scott, filed for divorce in June of this year, citing irreconcilable differences.
The corporate lawyer sought to deny his wife spousal support, saying most of their property had been acquired separately before marriage, and he requested that she take back her maiden name.
As reported by the New York Post, Romney asked to “terminate the court’s ability to award support” to either party, which would have prevented his wife from receiving any assets.
She had money troubles in the past, filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy with a former husband.
Prior to his wife’s death, Scott Romney had been out of the public eye since 2012, when his younger brother lost that year’s presidential race to Democrat Barack Obama.
Mitt Romney later won a Senate seat in Utah and became a consistent critic of President Donald Trump.
He is the only Republican senator to vote for both of Trump’s impeachments.
Scott Romney is the father of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel through his first marriage.
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