A man was killed by police Saturday evening after he allegedly pointed a gun at an Emery County deputy and Utah Highway Patrol trooper.
A sheriff’s deputy first encountered the man around 5:15 p.m. somewhere in Emery County, when the deputy pulled him over on suspicion of drunken driving. During the traffic stop, the man allegedly got out of his car and pointed a gun at the deputy, according to a UHP news release.
The driver then got back into his car and drove away. The deputy chased after and called for back-up.
A highway patrol trooper joined the chase and stopped the driver by deploying spike strips.
Once the driver stopped — with police parked behind him — he got out of the car and again allegedly pointed his gun at police, according to the release.
Both a deputy and trooper fired at the man, who was hit and died shortly after.
Carbon County Sheriff’s Office will investigate the shooting.
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