- A Utah officer was found to be legally justified in shooting Joshua Boggess.
- Boggess, suicidal and armed, was charged with multiple offenses after the incident.
- The officer acted after Boggess pointed a gun at him, investigators say.
DUCHESNE — A Department of Natural Resources officer was legally justified in shooting an armed and suicidal man in April, the Duchesne County Attorney’s Office has determined.
On April 15, Joshua David Boggess, of West Valley City, who allegedly had been drinking, pointed a gun at his young son and then left his home and claimed he was suicidal, according to the final report of the police shooting released by the Duchesne County Attorney’s Office.
Boggess then drove to Heber City. Witnesses say he was driving recklessly and police issued an “attempt to locate” for his vehicle. Later, a second “attempt to locate” bulletin was issued for officers in the Uintah Basin when it was learned that Boggess may be headed to Duchesne, according to court documents…