A man shot by police during a traffic stop on I-15 in Draper on Tuesday has died from his injuries, police announced Wednesday.
About 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, a Riverton police officer pulled over a vehicle on southbound I-15 just south of the Bangerter Highway interchange. Police have not released details about why the car was pulled over, but an arrest report indicates it may have been part of a drug investigation.
“During the course of the stop, a male passenger engaged in an altercation with the officer, resulting in the officer discharging their service firearm‚” the Utah Department of Public Safety said. Riverton police further said in a statement Wednesday that “a male individual engaged in an altercation involving the suspect with a firearm and officers, which resulted in the discharge of an officer’s duty weapon.”…