SOUTH WEBER, Utah, May 17, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — An armed standoff in South Weber ended peacefully just before 2 p.m. Wednesday, about 10 hours after it began.
A tweet from the Davis County Sheriff’s Office says the portion of U.S. Route 89 that was closed during the incident has now been reopened.
Stephanie Dinsmore, spokeswoman for the Davis County Sheriff‘s Office, told Gephardt Daily officers were alerted to the incident by a 4 a.m. call to dispatch regarding a domestic violence report. Officers responded to a residence at Morgan Trout Farm, just east of U.S. Route 89.
“When deputies arrived, the suspect was barricaded inside his residence,” Dinsmore said. “Two other individuals were able to get out. Over the course of several hours, the suspect fired numerous rounds.
“We have about 50 officers that are still here trying to bring this to a peaceful conclusion,” Dinsmore said at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday afternoon, the 30-year-old suspect was taken into custody.
During the response, a portion of U.S. 89 near the site was closed.
Gephardt Daily will have more on this story as it develops.
