WEST VALLEY CITY — A man died after being shot by a police officer outside of a hotel in West Valley City on Sunday morning, police say.
The shooting happened outside of Marriott’s TownePlace Suites hotel at 5473 West High Market Dr., after hotel employees called to report a man who was found inside a hotel storage building, according to Deputy Communications Director for West Valley City Roxeanne Vainuku.
Employees told police the man was armed with a large stick and was threatening to shoot the employees. When officers responded, they said the man was holding a “large metal rod,” according to Vainuku…