TREMONTON, Utah — Two police officers were killed and another injured, along with a K-9, after a suspect opened fire following what was described as a domestic disturbance Sunday night in Tremonton. The unidentified suspect is now in custody while the officer who was not killed and the K-9 are reported to be in fair condition.

The man arrested in the fatal shooting of two police officers in Tremonton was previously accused and criminally charged in domestic violence cases, according t

Box Elder County leaders alternately lauded the Tremonton officers killed in an incident Sunday as heroes and lamented the tragic turn of events.

Law enforcement officers and public officials come together in solidarity after the tragic shooting that left two police officers dead and another officer and their K9 injured on Sunday. Governor Spencer Cox (R-Utah) called it a terrible and tragic night.

Simms explained, "If you kill a law enforcement officer, a police officer, you can face the death penalty in Utah. If it's a death when you're trying to escape custody, if it's particularly cruel, then you can face the death penalty in Utah.

"It's hard knowing he's gone," Kortney Ferguson, a friend of Sorensen, said. "He was a good friend, a very good part of the community, and he was respectful, kind, and helpful on duty or off. He was always helping someone.

Garland and Tremonton unified their departments, but like many other smaller departments, there are unique challenges they face.

Tremonton • Northern Utah law enforcement leaders said more people would have died in Sunday night’s shooting in Tremonton if not for the actions of two city police officers who were killed and a sheriff’s deputy who was wounded.