SANDY, Utah — A man who was shot by police officers Sunday afternoon in Sandy has died.
Sandy Police said the shooting happened inside a house near Richard Road and Shady Meadow Drive, approximately 1800 East and 8900 South, shortly before 3 p.m.
They said officers responded to a domestic dispute after receiving a call from a family member of the suspect. When they tried to talk to the suspect, a man in his 40s, a fight broke out. The man drew a weapon from the area of his lower leg, police said.
Two officers fired gunshots, and the man was struck multiple times.
He was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later died.
Police would not specify what type of weapon the suspect was wielding, but they said no officers were injured.
An investigation by an outside agency is underway. Both officers have been placed on administrative leave.
"Stuff like this isn't really common," neighbor Max Greenwood said. "We wouldn't expect anyone in this neighborhood to really do something like that, so it kind of throws you off guard."
Sandy Sgt. Michael Olsen said officers have been called to the same house before. He added that they believe the deceased suspect lived there.
"My heart goes out to his family and even the officers and everybody that was involved," neighbor Denise McGinn said. "[I] think about, 'OK, so what's going on with the neighbors that we don't know about?' Because people don't always talk about what's going on.”
