Three police officers and a police K-9 were shot Sunday night in Tremonton, Utah. Two of the officers died. The 13,000-person community was shattered by the violence.
“It’s like the biggest thing I’ve ever seen happen in Tremonton,” resident Caleb Hyre said, according to KUTV. “It’s scary to see this stuff happening in this little, somewhat quiet town.’
Police said the incident grew out of what began as a domestic disturbance, according to FOX 13.
Tremonton Garland Police responded to the incident at around 9:30 p.m. after multiple hang-up calls to 911 had been received from the residence.
An officer was speaking to a resident of the house when a man emerged from the house with a gun and fatally shot the officer.
A second officer was then shot to death by the same suspect.
A deputy from the Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office who arrived to assist was fired upon as the deputy arrived. The deputy and the K-9 with him were both wounded; they remained in the vehicle until they could be evacuated. Police said both are recovering.
Bystanders who were not identified by the police talked the suspect into surrendering.
The suspect, who was not injured, was taken to the Box Elder County Jail to face charges of aggravated murder. The name of the suspect was not released.
“Tragedies like these rock an entire community, state and even nation,” the Tremonton Garland Police Department wrote in a release.
“These officers and their families served theirs every day, and they will forever be remembered as heroes. Our thoughts and prays are with the Tremonton Garland Police Department, Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office, and the families of those involved,” the statement, which did not name the officers, said.
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