FARMINGTON, Utah — One man is dead after being shot by police responding to a domestic violence incident, in which he was allegedly holding a woman at gunpoint.
According to the Farmington Police Department, at 1:55 a.m., their officers were called to the Lupine Way and Foxglove Road area for a reported domestic disturbance. First responders were told that the man was holding a pistol to the woman's head.
When officers arrived, they found an adult man and an adult woman outside the residence. Officers say the man had a handgun and was told multiple times to drop it by officers.
The man refused to drop the weapon, and one officer fired, striking the man. Emergency personnel came to the scene but pronounced the man dead.
Nobody else was injured at the scene, and police say this was an isolated incident.
The Davis County Officer Involved Critical Incident Protocol Team is investigating the shooting, and the officer who shot the man has been placed on administrative leave, which is standard protocol.
“This is a very serious problem in Utah," said Kimmi Wolf, a spokesperson for the Utah Domestic Violence Coalition. “Rates of domestic violence in Utah mirror the nationwide statistics, which is one in three women, one in four men.”
“In 2024, Utahns said they didn’t think domestic violence was a serious issue, which is heartbreaking," she added.
Joel Johnson with the Department of Health and Human Services said they conduct a survey annually where they ask Utahns about domestic violence.
“One of the questions is, 'Have you been hit by a partner? Hit, slapped, pushed, kicked, in any way in the last year?'" Johnson said. "Fourteen percent of Utahns who answered the survey answered yes. Twenty percent of those respondents were female and nine percent of those were male... We were seeing a little bit of a decline in 2024, but then in the first quarter of 2025, it increased.”
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Resources for domestic violence victims/prevention (free, 24/7, confidential):
Utah Domestic Violence Coalition
- Hotline: 1-800-897-LINK (5465)
- Online help: udvc.org
National Domestic Violence Hotline
- 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
- Online live chat: thehotline.org
- If you or someone else is in immediate danger, or in an emergency, call 9-1-1 immediately.
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“We were seeing a little bit of a decline in 2024 but then in the first quarter of 2025, it increased.”
