The Salt Lake City Police Department briefly issued a shelter-in-place order for part of the Millcreek area Friday after authorities say a person escaped from officers.
The fugitive fled from both Utah Highway Patrol troopers and Salt Lake City police, according to Salt Lake City police spokesperson Glen Mills.
Text messages notifying residents of the shelter-in-place order were sent out at about 11:46 a.m. Friday.
By about 12:40 p.m., Mills said the order was lifted. It was not immediately clear if the person who had escaped had been taken into custody.
The temporary order was for a 1.5-mile radius out from 1300 E. Parkway Ave., at 2445 South, the UHP notification said, because of a “police incident in the area.” State Sen. Nate Blouin posted a copy of the text on X shortly after it was received.
Mills said there were no schools in the immediate area for which the shelter-in-place was ordered, but Carden Memorial School, a private school, was about a block outside the perimeter.
Officers were sent to the school as a precaution, according to Mills.
Residents were advised to stay indoors and not leave the area until an all-clear alert was given. Residents were also told to secure all doors and windows and stay away from exterior openings.
— This is a developing story. Check back for updates.