SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officers can be heard on police body camera video yelling, “He’s got a gun!” and “He’s pointing!” just moments before fatally shooting a Utah man. But as of Wednesday, police say no weapon was found at the scene or on the victim. Five officers fired […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who was a passenger in a car that fatally rammed a police officer in a Salt Lake City suburb has been arrested on suspicion of murder, burglary and other charges, police said. As suspect Jeffrey Don Black, 43, was being led away in […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County prosecutors have decided against charging a Unified Police Department officer in an April 17 fatal shooting in which a man was killed while holding an ex-girlfriend hostage in a pickup truck. The District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday it believed any court proceedings […]
RIVERTON, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man has been fatally shot in Riverton after officers found him holding a woman hostage at knifepoint. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reports the shooting happened after Unified police responded to a domestic violence report Monday morning. Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera says officers […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say officers shot and killed a Salt Lake City man after authorities were called to a domestic violence situation. The Deseret News reports 32-year-old Delorean Pikyavit died from his injuries Wednesday following the shooting outside a Salt Lake City home. Police Sgt. Brandon Shearer says officers […]
MAGNA, Utah (AP) — Police in a Salt Lake City suburb fatally shot a man Tuesday morning that they say was holding a woman hostage in his truck. Unified Police Lt. Brian Lohrke said Tuesday that the shooting occurred after 3 a.m. when the man called police and said he […]
SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — A suspect is hospitalized and in police custody after allegedly striking a deputy with his car and being shot by a second deputy in Spanish Fork. The Daily Herald reports that the Utah County Sheriff’s Office identified the man on Monday as 38-year-old Wade Leon Willis. Police […]
