Layton • Police have issued a shelter-in-place order after multiple reports of shots fired.
The Layton Police Department said in a Facebook post 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., Layton police 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 is helping with the search, Richins said, and police are 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 have 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.
“Area is contained and tactical teams are searching,” Layton police said in a social media post. “Stay inside and out of the area.”
Officers are searching yard to yard in the neighborhood, and residents are urged to call Layton police if they see anything suspicious.
Police are working with the Davis School District to help parents pick up their children. East Layton Elementary was instructing parents to pick up their children as of 3:30 p.m., Richins said.
This story is developing.