EAGLE MOUNTAIN — Police officers shot and killed an Eagle Mountain man Monday during a sexual assault investigation.
Investigators said they became aware of a sexual assault that started Sunday night and continued into Monday morning.
"The victim was treated for various injuries in a hospital in northern Utah and notified local police. Those injuries included strangulation injuries, internal injuries and other injuries to the victim's extremities," the Utah County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
The man who allegedly assaulted the woman was being investigated for several charges, including aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated rape, according to the sheriff's office.
"Due to the level of violence displayed by the suspect," a search warrant was obtained and the Utah County SWAT Team was called to serve it, the statement said.
When the SWAT team entered the residence just after noon on Monday, they reported finding the man armed with a gun.
"While being given orders to drop the firearm and surrender, the suspect refused to comply with the orders and pointed the firearm at uniformed SWAT team members. This resulted in lethal force being used," the sheriff's office said.
The man, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene. An officer-involved critical incident protocol team was called to investigate the police shooting.
No other details about the shooting were released.
