KEARNS, Utah, Oct. 22, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — A man who was rushed to hospital in critical condition after officer-involved shooting Wednesday has died.
Unified Police Department tweeted Monday at 4 p.m. that James Lyle Kuehn, 61, of Kearns has passed away.
“There is no further information at this time,” said the tweet.
The incident began Wednesday afternoon with a reported armed robbery at the Fiesta Olé restaurant, at 4098 W. 5415 South. The suspect was armed with a knife.
Unified Police officers responded to the scene, and minutes later, they arrived at a residence near 4270 West 5700 South where the officer-involved shooting took place.
“Officers responded, detectives got involved,” Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera told reporters at the scene. “It was within 20 minutes that they came to this house. They believed they knew who the suspect was from their short investigation.
“They got here, there was a confrontation. There was a weapon involved. There was an officer-involved shooting.”
Unified Police Department said Thursday: “Due to this being an active investigation, we won’t comment on it beyond saying that officers were called to an aggravated robbery with a knife, an alleged suspect was identified and confronted by police. Shots were fired and a knife was recovered from the scene of the shooting.”
In addition, UPD said it is requesting that any witnesses to the incident please contact the SLCPD, who is investigating. In keeping with officer-involved critical incident protocol, an uninvolved department must head the investigation to ensure impartiality.
To share information about the incident with the SLCPD, please call 801-799-3000. To remain anonymous, text crime tips to 274637. Start the text with the keyword TIPSLCPD (which routes it to SLCPD), then a space, followed by the relevant information or photos. Reference: crimetip.
