CEDAR CITY, Utah — Cedar City police are now revealing what led up to a shooting during the execution of a search warrant on Monday.
According to the Cedar City Police Department, on Monday at around 5:00 p.m., they were called to assist members of the FBI with a search warrant on a home in the 350 West block of 400 North.
Police say the warrant was the result of a months-long investigation into transactions involving child sexual abuse materials.
Officers made their announcements and entered the residence. When officers entered, they say they found the suspect, Dylan Sanders, with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Sanders was taken to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
Cedar City police say no law enforcement officers fired their weapons during the incident. They add that there is no threat to the public.
