Woman arrested, accused of shooting her boyfriend on Halloween

A 43-year-old man was taken to the hospital with critical injuries after being shot in Hooper late Tuesday by his girlfriend, police said.

A 43-year-old man was taken to the hospital with critical injuries after being shot in Hooper late Tuesday by his girlfriend, police said. (John Roman, Alamy)


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HOOPER, Weber County — A woman has been arrested and accused of shooting her boyfriend in Hooper.

Leeann Mikea Comish, 40, was booked into the Weber County Jail for investigation of attempted murder, possession of a weapon by a restricted person, drug possession, marijuana possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, disorderly conduct and firing a gun within city limits.

Just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, Weber County sheriff's deputies were called to a home near 6200 West and 5700 South after Comish "called 911 stating that she had shot her boyfriend," according to a police booking affidavit. A second 911 call was received about the same time by one of the victim's relatives.

When deputies arrived, they found a 43-year-old man "laying in the kitchen suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Medical aid was rendered and the male was transported to the hospital" in critical condition, police said.

The man's mother told deputies that she had finished handing out candy to trick-or-treaters and was going to bed while her son and Comish were going to the backyard.

"The mother was then later woken up by a big 'explosion.' She then heard her son pounding on the back door. The mother opened the back door and her son was pleading for help and told his mom that 'she shot me.' The mother was too distraught to work her phone's keypad so she called her daughter for help. Her daughter and deputies arrived and tended to her son," the affidavit states.

Investigators recovered a gun from the scene and found methamphetamine and syringes on Comish, according to the affidavit. She declined to be questioned by detectives and was arrested.

The Utah Domestic Violence Coalition operates a confidential statewide, 24-hour domestic abuse hotline at 1-800-897-LINK (5465). Resources are also available online at udvc.org.

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Bridger Beal-Cvetko covers Utah politics, Salt Lake County communities and breaking news for KSL.com. He is a graduate of Utah Valley University.
Pat Reavy is a longtime police and courts reporter. He joined the KSL.com team in 2021, after many years of reporting at the Deseret News and KSL NewsRadio before that.

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