RIVERTON, Utah — An officer-involved shooting Friday morning resulted in the death of one person in Riverton.
The incident ended incident began in Sandy as a vehicle burglary and a low-speed pursuit ensued involving an SUV, with officers following the suspect, identified as 40-year-old Joshua Watson, through the city.
Watch below as police detail what led to shooting this morning:
The chase eventually made its way to the southern end of Salt Lake County, where police officers from Riverton and Herriman departments set up spike strips to bring the alleged stolen SUV to a stop in the area of 2200 West and 13800 South.
At some point, Watson "presented a weapon," police said, which is when officers fired shots.
Watson was pronounced dead at the scene.
No officers were injured in the situation.
Officers from Sandy, Riverton and Herriman were involved in the critical incident and were on scene in the area following the shooting.
The Salt Lake City Critical-Incident team will be handling the investigation.
