ERDA, Utah — One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting that closed State Route 179 in Erda following a police pursuit by multiple agencies.
At 1:45 p.m., officials received a request for agency assistance from Pleasant Grove Police Department officers following a wanted individual in the Tooele County area.
Officers from multiple agencies responded and a stop was attempted where the suspect failed to yield. After a short pursuit, the suspect sideswiped a semitractor trailer, causing the suspect's vehicle to roll.
After the rollover crash, shots were fired by "multiple officers from multiple agencies"; the suspect was declared deceased at the scene. The Utah County Critical Incident Team will be conducting an independent investigation and all the officers have been placed on administrative leave pending that investigation.
Six total officers were involved and involved the Pleasant Grove Police Department, Tooele City Police Department, Utah Highway Patrol and Tooele County Sheriff's Office.
Roads impacted by the scene have since reopened.
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