A quiet Utah neighborhood was dramatically evacuated after a SWAT team descended on a home where a man wearing a bomb vest called from after he allegedly murdered his wife in a shooting, police said.
A 45-year-old unidentified man opened fire on authorities in Hyrum – a little more than an hour from Salt Lake City – around 7.15am Sunday.
Police then returned fire as the situation quickly turned into a stand off.
The Cache County Sheriff’s Office warned residents to ‘stay completely away’ from the area.
Authorities also said neighborhoods were being evacuated.
An investigation into the incident started around 5am when deputies were called to the home after receiving word from a man that he allegedly killed his wife.
Once officers arrived, the man allegedly shot at them, prompting a SWAT team to rush to the scene in armored vehicles.
Negotiators were able to make contact with the suspect who reportedly sent images of a bomb vest and what ‘appeared to be explosives in the house,’ police said.
A 45-year-old man said to be wearing a bomb vest in Hyrum, Utah is in a standoff with police after he allegedly said he murdered his wife Sunday morning
Several local police departments also set up perimeters around the house.
After no contact with the man for several hours, the scene is now secure, a spokesperson with the Cache County Sheriff’s Office told Daily Mail.
No officers were injured. The police did not specify is anyone was arrested.
The Northern Utah Critical Incident Team have taken over the investigation.
This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.
