Tuesday, September 3, 2013

>>Draper Cop's Shooting Leaves Unanswered Questions

(Draper, UT) -- Key questions remain for investigators in the wake of the deadly shooting of a Draper police officer. The "Tribune" says the authorities still don't know why a man fatally shot Sergeant Derek Johnson early Sunday before shooting a female with him and then turning the gun on himself. The officer was shot by the man as he approached to investigate a vehicle parked oddly on South Fort Street. The names of the shooter and the female with him have not been announced publicly. At a vigil Sunday night, Chief Bryan Roberts said Derek Johnson was a fine officer and man. About the still unidentified suspects, the chief says....(TAPE)

Draper, UT) -- Salt Lake County's Sheriff makes a startling revelation concerning the deadly shooting of a Draper policeman. Sheriff Jim Winder said yesterday the still unnamed gunman targeted Sergeant Derek Johnson and any quote "uniformed officer in a marked automobile." (TAPE)

Winder made his remark yesterday, one day after Johnson was shot while approaching an oddly parked vehicle early Sunday. The gunman eventually turned the weapon on himself but not before also shooting a female who was with him.

>>Utah Group Gives Fallen Officer's Family 25K

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A Utah group says it's giving 25-thousand-dollars to the family of the Draper police officer killed Sunday. A spokesperson with "Ten-33 Foundation" presented a check to the family of Sergeant Derek Johnson yesterday. "Ten-33" is the code police use when an officer is in need of urgent help. The "Ten-33 Foundation" also helps families of fallen officers with college scholarships for their children.

>>Cops: Woman Was 'Highly Intoxicated' At Time Of Crash

(Ogden, UT) -- Ogden police say the driver accused in a deadly weekend crash was "highly intoxicated" and traveling much too fast. Authorities haven't released the name of the driver who caused the crash that killed 22-year-old Elsa Alonso of Ogden. It happened in the overnight hours of Sunday at the intersection of Adams Avenue and 30th Street. An Ogden police spokesperson tells the "Tribune" the driver's blood-alcohol level was almost four-times the legal limit.

>>S-L-C Teen Dead After Interstate Crash

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A 19-year-old from Salt Lake City is dead following a weekend crash along Interstate 215. Authorities say Francine Martinez was a passenger in a vehicle that lost control and hit a wall near 57-hundred South late Sunday. The driver Charlie Diep was still in critical condition as of last night. Two infants riding in the backseat were sent to Primary Children's Hospital as a precaution.

>>Utah Politicians Mull Action On Syria

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A contingent of Utah politicians is considering the plan by the Obama administration to launch military strikes on Syria. KSL-TV says the bi-partisan group including Democratic Representative Jim Matheson and Republican Representative Jason Chaffetz deliberated several hours yesterday. Matheson and Chaffetz said they would vote "no" on any military action against Syria based on what they currently know.

>>L-D-S Missionary Hit By Stray Bullet

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The L-D-S Church missionary killed Saturday while serving in Colombia was reportedly hit by a stray bullet. The "Deseret News" says Jose Encarnacion Montero of the Dominican Republic was serving his mission with three others in Columbia. No one else was hurt in the incident. Colombian police say they're investigating.

(Moab Utah)- Rocky Mountain goats have never roamed Utah’s La Sal Mountains., UNTIL TOMORROW. Utah state wildlife officials, will not delay tomorrow's planned transplant — despite a request from the U.S. Forest Service, the agency responsible for managing the proposed range nar Mt Peal. Enviromentalists and the Forest Service say, the goats will damage a fragile alpine ecosystem that has been specifically protected for scientific study. environmentalists and the Forest Service itself say. They also say the project violates the Manti-La Sal National Forest management plan.

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