LOGAN, Utah — The man killed following an exchange of gunfire with Logan police officers Wednesday was the subject of an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation, police announced.
Adam Scott Phillips was shot and killed after he showed a weapon that discharged as he was resisting the arrest attempt by two detectives near Denzil Stewart Park.
The officers performed life-saving efforts on Phillips, but he was pronounced dead after being transported to the hospital. The two officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were treated at the hospital.
On Thursday, the Logan City Police Department said Phillips was set to be arrested after an undercover officer posing as an underage female communicated with and agreed to meet the 33-year-old at the park.
"I feel like you don’t really think that this would happen in Logan, Utah," said Zahli Worrall, who lives by the park. "It’s so scary because it’s so close to our house."
The incident remains under investigation, and an involved officer has been placed on administrative leave.
