Ogden UT May 29 2020 Police responding to a home where a woman feared for her life were met by bullets fired through the front door. They fatally struck an officer and another was injured, leaving Utah’s law enforcement community heartbroken.

The woman had dialed 911 shortly after noon Thursday, telling dispatchers her husband was threatening to kill her. When officers arrived at the house near Bonneville Park, the man was on the porch but he wouldn’t cooperate. He shut himself inside and police say he began shooting.

The officer who died had only been on the job for 15 months. Ogden Police Chief Randy Watt declined to release his name for now.

I’m going to give the family some time to grieve and come to grips with their loss,” Watt said at a brief news conference, where he at times struggled to maintain his composure.

The Ogden officer was dragged away by fellow officers as they returned fire, Watt said. He was taken to McKay-Dee Hospital where a doctor pronounced him dead.

The second officer, with Adult Probation and Parole, is recovering from his injuries.

Numerous officers from many public safety agencies rushed to the area and the Ogden Metro SWAT team helped some children get out of the home. Watt said they found the shooter dead. He declined to name that person.

The event led to a shelter-in-place order received by residents living near Jackson Avenue and 2nd Street, which was lifted at around 2:30 p.m. Police asked residents in the area to stay at their homes for 24 hours to avoid the crime scene.

Salt Lake Tribune

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