WEST POINT, Utah — The night before an armed West Point man was shot and killed Monday during an incident involving Clinton police officers, the department had been called to the same home over concerns related to a mental health episode.
At around 8:30 p.m. Monday, officers returned to the home near 650 North and 2300 West and determined 43-year-old Nathan Paul, who was armed with an unidentified weapon, was "possibly suffering from a mental health" issue, according to a statement.
The statement released Tuesday claimed officers had also responded to the scene on Sunday night to deal with a situation involving Paul. On that night, Paul was taken to a local hospital and released the next morning.
On Monday night, after verbal and non-lethal attempts to deescalate the similar incident failed, the Clinton officers shot Paul, who died at the home.
The department did not share what sort of incident occurred involving Paul or what constituted a mental health episode.
The Clinton officers have been placed on administrative leave during an investigation by the Davis County Officer-Involved
Critical Incident Protocol Team.
“The Clinton City Police Department extends our sincere condolences to all affected by this
incident, and we support the Davis County Officer-Involved Critical Incident Protocol Team in their investigation,” said Clinton Police Chief Shawn Stoker.
