OGDEN, Utah – According to Ogden police, a man shot himself and is in critical condition after shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend.
The suspect, whose name was not released, confronted the victim in the parking lot of a Smith’s grocery store on Harrison Blvd 1485. Saturday noon.
At around 13:15, he shot dead the 41-year-old woman (whose name was also not released) and then fled the area, police said.
The man was later found in a front yard a few miles away in the 900 block of Maple Street. Neither the police nor the occupants of the house knew why he was there.
The suspect was armed with a handgun and refused orders from officers to surrender, and a SWAT team was called. Nearby residents were evacuated from their homes.
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After police tried to negotiate with him for hours, the man shot himself. He was immediately medically admitted and transported to a local hospital, where he is in a critical condition.
Police say there is no further threat to the public.