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WEST JORDAN, Utah, March 5, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — A SWAT team responded to a West Jordan neighborhood Monday after an armed suspect in a trailer park refused to surrender to police.
“We were trying to apprehend an arson suspect from last night,” Sgt. J.C. Holt, WJPD, told Gephardt Daily. “He was carrying a handgun.”
The incident began at about 2:30 p.m. in the area of 8430 S. 3900 West, on Country Squire Drive.
“We are working through the problem,” Holt said at 4 p.m. “The situation in ongoing.”
Drivers are being asked to stay clear of the area. Holt said some area residents are sheltering in place and others have been evacuated.
Gephardt Daily will have more information as it becomes available.
