Two Tremonton officers mourned after fatal shooting
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Box Elder County residents lined the streets with flags Monday as police returned from the Utah medical examiner's office with the bodies of two officers killed in a shooting late Sunday.
Catch up quick: Sgt. Lee Sorensen and officer Eric Estrada of the Tremonton-Garland police department were investigating a series of 911 hang-up calls and a "domestic disturbance" at a Tremonton address when a man emerged from the home and opened fire, Brigham City police wrote in a statement.
- A third officer and the police dog with him were shot and wounded; both were in fair condition as of midday Monday.
The intrigue: A bystander, whom investigators believed to be a neighbor, persuaded the shooter to put down his gun, Brigham City police Detective Crystal Beck told Axios.
- Beck said she did not know what the bystander said to the shooter.
Between the lines: Of the 16 fatal shootings of on-duty Utah police officers since 1990, this is the first where the suspect surrendered without fleeing or being shot by police or themselves.
The latest: A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and assault, per jail booking documents released Monday afternoon.
- The man had slammed his wife's head into a door frame before police arrived, investigators wrote.
What they're saying: Residents extolled the two fallen officers on the department's Facebook page, describing Estrada as "the nicest officer in Box Elder" and recalling Sorensen's gentle presence in domestic violence cases.
What's next: Funerals for fallen officers are typically open to the public and attended by law enforcement agencies from across the country.
- Police will likely release details of memorial plans in the coming days.