A man believed to be in his 40s was shot and killed by police officers in southern Utah on Monday, and a police dog was stabbed and critically wounded.
According to a news release from Hurricane City, about 18 miles northeast of St. George, police officers were called to the city cemetery when a man there reported he was being threatened by another man. When the suspect was confronted by police, he “started yelling at officers in Spanish and drove his car at” them.
The suspect drove away and police followed, but officers ended their pursuit “within one minute due to safety concerns.” However, the suspect was seen “driving very slowly and erratically” near 700 West State Street, making “numerous abrupt u-turns,” according to police. The man collided with a passing car, and his damaged vehicle went off the road came to a stop. He was no longer in it when police arrived.
Shortly thereafter, residents of a home near 2460 West and 250 North called police to report that “a man in his mid-40s” who was “speaking Spanish had just walked into their home.” The four residents of the home were not injured, but police reported that when they entered the home “the suspect was fatally shot” and died at the scene.
Hurricane police provided no information about what happened inside the home leading up to the shooting. However, a police dog was taken to Las Vegas in critical condition to be treated for its wounds after it was “stabbed in the neck.”
The dead man’s name has not been released pending notification of family members. The shooting is under investigation by the Hurricane City Police Department and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
In a statement, Hurricane police offered condolences to the family of the dead man. “And our hearts and prayers are currently with our K9 that was injured and his partner and family, as we all are hoping for the best possible outcome.”
The shooting marked the 24th police shooting in Utah so far this year, according to a database maintained by The Salt Lake Tribune.
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