Orem • A man was shot and killed on Monday, May 5 by members of the Utah County Major Crimes task force.
According to arrest documents, task force officers were at the home in the area of 800 East 400 North about two and a half hours before the shooting to follow up on a weeks-long investigation into Alejandro Demery for the distribution of controlled substances in Utah County. Demery was taken into custody while trying to drive away from the home. Officials said he was found with approximately 150 fentanyl pills and 11.8 grams of methamphetamine.
In an update a week later, the Utah County Sheriff’s Office said members of the task force were executing a search warrant at Demery’s home around midnight when they encountered a different man. According to the sheriff’s office, the officers announced that they were law enforcement and were serving a search warrant, but then the man did not comply with their orders.
“During this confrontation, shots were fired by Law Enforcement and a loaded handgun was recovered from floor next to the male who had been shot,” a press release on Monday, May 12 read.
Officers rendered life-saving measures for the person and called for an ambulance. However, when Orem EMS arrived, the person was pronounced dead.
Even a week later, police have yet to name the person officers killed.
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