A 37-year-old Utah man is in the hospital following a shooting involving the Ogden Police Department. The name of the man isn’t being released, but police say he is in stable condition.
According to the Ogden Police Department, the incident occurred just after 2:10 a.m. Tuesday. That’s when police say one of their officers, who hasn’t been named, encountered the 37-year-old walking on the road in the 2200 block of Wall Avenue.
During the encounter, police say, the suspect pulled out two knives that had been in his pockets. The officer ordered the suspect to stop walking towards him, but he didn’t, causing the officer to fire his weapon.
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