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WEST POINT — Clinton police officers shot and killed a man who investigators say was "possibly suffering a mental health episode."
The police shooting occurred Monday night at a West Point home near 670 North and 2300 West.
A Davis County sheriff's deputy was sent to the home at 8:12 p.m. on a report of an unspecified "domestic issue."
"Upon arrival, the deputy spoke to family members and determined that the individual, 43-year-old Nathan Paul, was possibly suffering a mental health episode," the Davis County Sheriff's Office and Clinton police said in a joint statement. The deputy and Clinton police officers also discovered that Paul was armed.
"Attempts to deescalate the situation both verbally and with two nonlethal options were ineffective. As the situation developed, two Clinton officers discharged their weapons, striking the suspect," the statement said. Paul was pronounced dead at the scene.
The statement did not specify which "ineffective nonlethal options" were used, nor did it say what prompted the officers to shoot and kill him or how many times Paul was hit.
Sheriff's deputies had responded to the home the night before for "similar concerns," and Paul was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated and released earlier in the day Monday, according to the statement.
The two Clinton officers have been placed on administrative leave while the incident is investigated by the Davis County Officer-Involved Critical Incident Protocol Team, led by the county attorney's office.
