Teen kidnapping investigation leads to fatal police shooting in Millcreek

Officers responding to a report of a 15-year-old who was kidnapped and being held hostage ended up shooting and killing an armed person in Millcreek, according to Unified police.

Officers responding to a report of a 15-year-old who was kidnapped and being held hostage ended up shooting and killing an armed person in Millcreek, according to Unified police. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)


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MILLCREEK — An investigation into a kidnapped teenager led to a fatal police shooting in Millcreek on Monday, Unified police confirmed.

But very few details had been released as of Tuesday afternoon.

Officers first responded "to a reported kidnapping and hostage situation" involving a 15-year-old victim in the area of 3500 South and 2300 East just after 10 p.m. Monday.

"Upon arrival, officers entered the residence, where they encountered a suspect with a firearm. During this incident a shot was fired by police resulting in the suspect's death," police said.

The department initially released a statement at 2 a.m. Tuesday indicating that an officer-involved critical incident had taken place, but did not indicate it was a police shooting. West Valley police will investigate the shooting death.

No other information has been released.

This story may be updated.

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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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