WEST JORDAN, Utah — A man is dead after a standoff with a SWAT team and negotiators Tuesday night in West Jordan.
West Jordan Police Deputy Chief Jeremy Robertson said officers were called to reports of a suspect threatening other people inside a home near 1900 W. 7265 South. They believed the suspect was possibly armed, so SWAT was called in.
Police were able to get everyone else out of the house and began negotiating with the suspect, trying to get him to exit the home. Robertson said around 6:45 p.m. that they had "consistent" communication with him. Later, police could be heard on a loudspeaker ordering the suspect to exit the house unarmed with his hands up.
Then around 10 p.m., WJPD announced that shots were fired, and the suspect was dead. However, it was not specified whether he was shot by officers.
The suspect was not named, but Robertson said he's a man around 18-30 years old.
Around 5 p.m., the West Jordan Police Department issued a shelter-in-place order for everyone within three blocks in any direction of 1900 West and 7300 South.
Residents were told to stay inside, lock their doors and windows, and stay away from "exterior openings."
The full alert can be seen below:
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