Two Utah sheriff’s deputies were shot by a gunman on Saturday, and one of the deputies is in critical condition.
Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera said the deputies were performing “routine perimeter security” and encountered the gunman outside of the sheriff’s office building, according to a video of a press conference shared to Facebook.
Rivera told reporters on Saturday that gunfire was exchanged between the deputies and the shooter. The suspect was deceased after the exchange and the incident is still under investigation.
Rivera said that officials estimated that the shooter was approximately 30 years old.
Both of the deputies were shot in the face.
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