Overview

• Multiple 911 hang-ups prompted Tremonton-Garland officers to respond to a domestic disturbance in a North Park Elementary area neighborhood Sunday night.
• A suspect opened fire on arriving officers, fatally wounding two Tremonton-Garland police officers and injuring a Box Elder County deputy and the deputy’s service dog.
• Bystanders intervened to persuade the gunman to surrender, enabling officers to take him into custody without further violence.
• The arrested suspect is held in Box Elder County Jail on aggravated murder charges.
• SWAT teams from neighboring counties secured and cleared the residence, and no ongoing public threat has been reported.