Layton • Police in Layton lifted a shelter-in-place order Thursday evening that they had enacted earlier that day when several people reported that shots had been fired.
Officers said Friday they were continuing to investigate the shooting. They asked that anyone who might have footage of the shooter or have found damage from the shots notify the police and leave the damage area undisturbed.
The department had said in a Facebook post Thursday afternoon that residents in the area of Oak Lane — north of Kays Creek and south of Oak Forest Drive — should remain in their homes and put all pets inside. Residents reported hearing gunshots and houses “possibly being struck” near 2450 East Oak Lane at about 12:30 p.m., Lt. Riley Richins said.
Officers also heard “rapid fire gunshots” and “threatening statements” from a “male voice” when they arrived to the area shortly after, Richins added. Using doorbell camera footage from neighbors in the area, police said they later confirmed someone was shooting a firearm.
No injuries have been reported, Richins said, and authorities are still searching for the shooter.
The North Davis Metro SWAT team helped with the search, Richins said, and police were using drones to help scan the area.
“This could resolve real soon, or it could drag on for hours,” Richins said. “There’s a lot of investigative work that needs to go into this.”
Layton police said they had no information linking the gunfire to a shooting that occurred outside of a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Salt Lake City on Wednesday night, Richins said.
“[The] area is contained and tactical teams are searching,” Layton police said in a social media post Thursday afternoon. “Stay inside and out of the area.”
Officers searched yard to yard in the neighborhood, and residents were urged to call Layton police if they saw anything suspicious.
This story is developing.