Officer shot, suspect killed in early morning shootout in Springville.
SPRINGVILLE, Utah — One man was killed after opening fire on Springville police officers who were checking on a driver involved in a traffic accident early Sunday.
Police originally responded to the area of 1500 West 150 North just at around 5 a.m. after reports of shots being fired. The caller told dispatch that they didn;t see anything, but the shots sounded like semi-automatic rapid fire. A second caller also claimed to hear eight-to-ten rapid fire shots. While searching the area for a possible shooter, an officer came up on a traffic accident at 1200 West 1000 South. When the officer exited his vehicle to check on the driver or others involved in the accident, a man opened fire, starting an exchange with the first officer and another that arrived shortly afterwards.
During the shootout, one of the officers was shot and sustained a non-life-threatening injury to his leg. They were transported via ambulance to the hospital.Officers from the Utah County Sheriff's Office, Spanish Fork and Mapleton Police Departments also assisted during the incident
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