DRAPER — A man shot by police during a traffic stop on I-15 in Draper on Tuesday has died from his injuries, police announced Wednesday.
About 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, a Riverton police officer pulled over a vehicle on southbound I-15 just south of the Bangerter Highway interchange. Police have not released details about why the car was pulled over.
"During the course of the stop, a male passenger engaged in an altercation with the officer, resulting in the officer discharging their service firearm," the Utah Department of Public Safety said. Riverton police further said in a statement Wednesday that "a male individual engaged in an altercation involving the suspect with a firearm and officers, which resulted in the discharge of an officer's duty weapon."
The injured man, who police say was armed with a gun, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition "and has since succumbed to his injuries," police said Wednesday. The man's name has not been released pending notification of his family.
The officer has been placed on standard paid administrative leave. The driver of the vehicle was taken into custody for investigation of undisclosed charges.
All southbound traffic on I-15 was closed in Draper for about two hours on Tuesday as emergency crews and investigators attended to the police shooting.
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