An Ogden officer shot and killed a man who opened fire on police early Tuesday after driving off from a traffic stop.
Ogden officers were initially dispatched to a disturbance call on the 100 block of 25th Street at 1:27 a.m. after reports of an individual with a gun, Ogden police Deputy Chief Jake Sube said Tuesday morning.
“Given the seriousness of the situation,” Sube said, multiple officers responded. As they were on their way to the scene, the man took off in a vehicle that turned out to be stolen, Sube said.
Officers tracked down the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop near the 200 block of 17th Street. The man drove off from the traffic stop, Sube said, but officers soon found the car near the 700 block of 8th Street.
When officers arrived, the man got out of the vehicle and began firing rounds at two officers, who were still inside their vehicles, Sube said.
One of those officers was able to get out of his car and return fire, Sube said. The man died at the scene.
Police did not identify the man killed Tuesday morning, pending the notification of family members. The officer who opened fire on the man also was not identified.
“We are extremely relieved that none of the officers were injured during this dangerous encounter,” Sube said.
The Ogden Police Department is turning the police shooting investigation over to the Weber-Morgan “critical incident task force,” Sube said.
The officer who shot the suspect has been placed on administrative leave during the investigation, per department protocol. “This is standard procedure designed to ensure the integrity of the investigation while also protecting the officer’s well being after such a traumatic incident,” Sube said.
Police did not identify the officer who opened fire on the man Tuesday. Further details were not available.
This marked the second police shooting in Ogden within a week. On the afternoon of June 6, an Ogden officer was shot after police were called to the scene of a reported protective order violation at the Washington Park Apartments complex, located at 170 N. Washington Blvd, and an an “exchange of gunfire” ensued.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ogden police officers investigate the scene of a police shooting at the Washington Park Apartments complex in Ogden, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
The officer was hospitalized for treatment but later released. The man who police say exchanged gunfire with officers was shot and killed at the scene.
“These incidents have an undeniable impact on both the officers and the community. We are aware of the emotional toll that they can take,” Sube said during Tuesday’s news conference.
Tuesday’s shooting marks the 12th police shooting in Utah so far this year, according to a database maintained by The Salt Lake Tribune.
