MIDVALE, Utah, Aug. 15, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — Police have identified a man injured after an officer-involved shooting outside the McDonald’s near 7200 S. 440 West in Midvale early Wednesday morning.
Unified Police Department public information officer Sgt. Melody Gray said the man, who has now been transported to Salt Lake County Jail, is Steve Michael Darrel Hawkins, 26, of Salt Lake City.
The incident took place about 1:30 a.m. when Hawkins allegedly tried to stab a Unified police officer with what was reported to be a screwdriver in the fast-food restaurant’s parking lot, Gray told Gephardt Daily.
Officers approached the man after he was seen acting “erratically” outside the McDonald’s, which had closed hours earlier.
According to Gray, a single officer confronted Hawkins and the two began to scuffle. Gray said the man then attempted to attack the patrolman with some sort of weapon.
The officer drew his pistol and fired at least one shot, Gray said. The wounded suspect was rushed by ambulance to Intermountain Medical Center in Murray in critical condition. His injuries were later characterized by police as “non-life threatening.”
The officer, who has not been identified, was uninjured in the incident.
Detectives from Salt Lake City P.D. were called in to investigate the incident, as per the state’s Officer-Involved Critical Investigation Protocols.
Gephardt Daily will update the story as more information becomes available.
