- The Davis County Attorney’s Office says use of deadly force by police was justified in a domestic violence incident in Farmington last year.
- A man, Shaun Oliver, had been threatening his wife with a gun when an officer shot and killed him on April 21.
- The man ignored orders to drop his weapon, leading to the fatal shooting, a report says.
FARMINGTON — The Davis County Attorney’s Office determined a Farmington police officer was legally justified in shooting and killing an armed man involved in a fight last year with his unarmed wife.
A review of the incident showed the officer’s actions fell within guidelines in state law outlining permissible use of force, said David Cole, chief criminal deputy in the Davis County Attorney’s Office, in a letter to Farmington Police Chief Austin Anderson.
“Consequently, he is entitled to the defense of justification under the statute, and we therefore decline to prosecute him,” he wrote in the Jan. 28 letter, supplied to KSL in response to a public records request…