Police hunt for suspect in Draper officer's slaying

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
South Jordan police officers stand at a roadblock at the intersection of 12400 South, and Fort Street in Draper, Sunday, September 1, 2013. A South Jordan police officer was shot and killed just south of there, but details are not yet available.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Two South Jordan police officers pause while talking near a roadblock at the intersection of 12400 South, and Fort Street in Draper, Sunday, September 1, 2013. A South Jordan police officer was shot and killed just south of there, but details are not yet available.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
A man asks a South Jordan police officer if he can be allowed to pass through a roadblock in order to go to his home inside the cordoned-off area police are guarding south of the intersection of 12400 South, and Fort Street in Draper, Sunday, September 1, 2013. He was turned away. A South Jordan police officer was shot and killed just south of there, but details are not yet available.

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Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune South Jordan police officers stand at a roadblock at the intersection of 12400 South, and Fort Street in Draper, Sunday, September 1, 2013. A South Jordan police officer was shot and killed just south of there, but details are not yet available. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Two South Jordan police officers pause while talking near a roadblock at the intersection of 12400 South, and Fort Street in Draper, Sunday, September 1, 2013. A South Jordan police officer was shot and killed just south of there, but details are not yet available. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune South Jordan police officers stand at a roadblock at the intersection of 12400 South, and Fort Street in Draper, Sunday, September 1, 2013. A South Jordan police officer was shot and killed just south of there, but details were not immediately available. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune A man asks a South Jordan police officer if he can be allowed to pass through a roadblock in order to go to his home inside the cordoned-off area police are guarding south of the intersection of 12400 South, and Fort Street in Draper, Sunday, September 1, 2013. He was turned away. A South Jordan police officer was shot and killed just south of there, but details are not yet available. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Two South Jordan police officers pause while talking near a roadblock at the intersection of 12400 South, and Fort Street in Draper, Sunday, September 1, 2013. A South Jordan police officer was shot and killed just south of there, but details are not yet available. Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune A man asks a South Jordan police officer if he can be allowed to pass through a roadblock in order to go to his home inside the cordoned-off area police are guarding south of the intersection of 12400 South, and Fort Street in Draper, Sunday, September 1, 2013. He was turned away. A South Jordan police officer was shot and killed just south of there, but details are not yet available.

By Michael McFall The Salt Lake Tribune

· September 1, 2013 9:45 am

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2013, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Police on Sunday were looking for whoever shot and killed a Draper police officer.

The shooting occurred about 5:55 a.m. in the 13100 South block of Fort Street (910 East). Multiple agencies were aiding in the search for a suspect, KUTV Ch. 2 reported in a tweet.

The Draper officer is the 136th law enforcement officer to be killed in Utah in the line of duty.

The Salt Lake Tribune will update this story as more information is available.

mmcfall@sltrib.com

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