OGDEN, Utah — The suspect in the fatal shooting of two Tremonton Garland police officers who were responding to a domestic violence call Sunday night is a 32-year-old man who has previously faced domestic violence charges, FOX 13 News has learned.
Booking records show Ryan Michael Bate is currently being held at the Weber County Jail on suspicion of aggravated murder and assault in connection with Sunday night’s shooting.
A probable cause statement said Tremonton City Police Officers responded to a domestic violence call at 200 E. 705 North in Tremonton a little after 9 p.m. on Sunday. When they arrived, Bate was “armed with a high-powered rifle,” according to the statement, and opened fire on two officers, “fatally wounding both.”
Stray bullets also struck Box Elder County Deputy Mike Allred on the K-9 unit, as well as his dog: Azula, a three-year-old female Belgian Malinois. Allred has since been released from the hospital, and the K-9 is reported to be in fair condition.
Before police arrived, they said Bates had "assaulted his wife by slamming her head into a door frame.”
In May 2024, Bate was charged with aggravated assault and domestic violence in the presence of a child after the Tremonton Garland Police Department responded to a report of a family fight at the same address where the officer shootings occurred.
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The initial report connected to the 2024 incident indicated that there were “young children and firearms in the home.” The victim said Bate had broken a chair, “grabbed her by the throat,” “tossed her onto the couch,” and locked her out of the home, according to the probable cause statement.
During an interview with officers, the victim said a similar incident involving Bate had occurred the week before. But the statement added that she did not report it because she “wanted to keep her family together.”
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Court documents show all charges against Bate were dismissed a few months later.
Bate was charged with assault and disorderly conduct in Tremonton City in October 2021. He entered a plea in abeyance to misdemeanor assault, and the disorderly conduct count was dropped. The assault count, too, was dropped after going 12 months without another arrest.
