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WEST HAVEN CITY — A man was shot and killed, ending an hourslong standoff between police and an armed man in West Haven.
Kristopher Chase Simmons, 35, was shot by two Ogden Metro SWAT officers after over four hours of negotiations broke down and he pointed a gun at them, Weber County Sheriff's Sgt. Lane Findlay said.
"They exhausted pretty much everything they can to try to get him to give himself up — negotiating with him, talking with him," Findlay said. "I believe there was some contact with family in this. They did everything they could possibly do to try to get him to put the gun down."
After the negotiations broke down, Simmons pointed a gun at "members of the SWAT team. Two of those members fired at the suspect. Ultimately he died from his injures." Findlay said.
Simmons was taken by ambulance to Ogden Regional Medical Center, Findlay said. Police have not released how many shots were fired or how many times Simmons was hit. But Findlay said the protocol for an officer- involved shooting had been initiated, and the two officers involved were put on administrative leave during the investigation.
Weber County deputies and a SWAT team were dispatched the Flying J near 1900 S. 1100 West around 11:40 a.m. after Kristopher Chase Simmons, 35, barricaded himself inside. Police officers were attempting to arrest him when ran into the auto body shop, Weber County Sheriff's Sgt. Lane Findlay said.
It was reported that a woman was barricaded with Simmons, but when SWAT went in, Simmons was the only person found.
"There was initial information of a female being inside the building. She has yet to be identified and her involvement is unknown at this time," Findlay said.
The owner of the building was safely evacuated when the standoff began, Findlay said. Officers didn't fear for the safety of nearby businesses, including a busy Flying J truck stop next door, but crews attempting to reach another auto body shop at the end of the dead-end street were not allowed to pass until the standoff ended.
Simmons was wanted on outstanding warrants, which included felony warrants for drug possession and evading police, Findlay said.
A search of court record revealed Simmons was found guilty of felony charges in Weber and Davis counties for failure to stop for officers, attempted forgery, drug possession and unlawful possession of a transaction card, as well as misdemeanors for theft, drug use, possession of drug paraphernalia and giving false personal information to a police officer.
Contributing: Benjamin Wood, Rich Piatt and Jed Boal
