'A second chance': Iron County woman shot by police sentenced to jail, probation

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CEDAR CITY — A woman who was wounded by officers' gunfire during an armed confrontation in Iron County in January has been sentenced to one year in jail, plus three years of probation.

Shawna Owens, 37, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 13, by 5th District Judge Matthew L. Bell.

As previously reported, on the evening of Jan. 29, law enforcement officers responded to a report of a person with a firearm in the area of 4680 North and 4500 West, in the Three Peaks area northwest of Cedar City. They arrived to find Owens alone in her car parked on a dirt road just before sundown.

Approximately four minutes after the officers' initial arrival, after numerous commands to surrender and exit the vehicle without the weapon went unheeded, the driver rolled down the passenger side front window and pointed what appeared to be a gun, prompting two of the officers to open fire.

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