Two Tremonton Garland officers killed; deputy wounded in Utah shooting

Two Tremonton Garland Police Department officers were killed and a third law enforcement officer and his police service dog were wounded when a man opened fire outside a Tremonton home during a domestic disturbance call Sunday evening. The suspect was taken into custody as authorities launched a multi-agency response, and officials said there is no ongoing threat to the public. A shelter-in-place order was in place early Monday as investigators gathered details of the shooting.

The shooting unfolded around 9 p.m. near the 700 North block of 200 East in Tremonton, a northern Utah city of roughly 13,000 residents located about 75 miles north of Salt Lake City. A Tremonton Garland Police officer was speaking with a resident when the gunfire erupted, killing the officer on scene. A second Tremonton Garland officer responding to aid his colleague was also struck and killed. A deputy from the Box Elder County Sheriff’s Office, who arrived as part of the response, was wounded when the gunman fired into the deputy’s patrol vehicle, and the deputy’s police service dog was injured as well. Bystanders helped to persuade the suspect to surrender, and he was taken into custody by additional...