A SWAT team and Unified Police officers surrounded a Millcreek home Monday morning, but were unable to convince an armed and suicidal man inside to surrender before he allegedly shot and killed himself.
Police on Monday identified the deceased as 58-year-old Randy Davis.
UPD Lt. Brian Lohrke reported the incident began about 7:30 a.m. at a residence in southeastern Salt Lake County, near 3300 South Crestwood Drive. Efforts to convince the barricaded man to give up continued into late morning, when a gunshot rang out from inside the home.
About 11:15 a.m., SWAT forced entry to the home, eventually finding Davis’ body in the upstairs master bedroom.
Earlier, police said the man had argued with and assaulted his wife, threatening her with a handgun. She fled and called for help.
Police attempted to contact him but backed off when he allegedly threatened officers and himself. Officers, joined by the SWAT unit, cordoned off the area and began efforts to contact the man.
UPD initially asked the public to avoid the area, but by 12:20 p.m. road into the area had been reopened.
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