Deputies shoot, kill Utah man holding 2 children hostage, police say

WEST HAVEN, Utah (KSL.com) — Weber County sheriff’s deputies changeable and killed a man Monday aft they opportunity he took 2 children hostage pinch an “edged weapon.”

Deputies responded to calls from an flat astatine 2265 S. 1100 West successful West Haven that a family personnel was “threatening self-harm and perchance nether nan power of drugs,” nan Weber County Sheriff’s Office said successful a statement.

The taxable of nan telephone was “acting erratically” erstwhile deputies arrived successful nan midst of “a chaotic home scene.” According to police, nan man was holding 2 children hostage pinch an “edged weapon,” but attempts to deescalate nan business failed.

When nan man began making “statements of harm” to 1 of nan children, nan connection says 2 deputies fired astatine nan man, sidesplitting him.

The children were not harmed, and everyone was removed from nan flat while investigators from nan Weber County Attorney’s Office were connected segment conducting their ain investigation into nan incident.

Both deputies who were progressive successful nan shooting are now connected administrative leave, arsenic is modular believe successful a constabulary shooting.