MIDVALE, Utah — One person is dead following an incident involving Unified Police Department officers in Midvale. The man was later identified as 32-year-old Dustin Pearson from West Jordan.
According to the Unified Police Department, officers were called to reports of an armed robbery near 165 West and 7200 South at 2:22 a.m. When officers arrived on the scene, an altercation with Pearson occurred, which resulted in his death after at least one officer fired their weapon.
Police a reporting that a knife was recovered at the scene.
Due to Pearson' death, the Officer Involved Protocol was initiated and will be investigated by the West Valley Police Department.
