Enoch police shoot man in knee following domestic disturbance

Published: Monday, Dec. 17 2012 10:51 a.m. MST

Summary

Officers responding to a domestic disturbance shot a man in the knee Sunday when they said he advanced on the officers while carrying a knife.

ENOCH, Iron County — Officers responding to a domestic disturbance shot a man in the knee Sunday when they said he advanced on the officers while carrying a knife.

Officers were sent the to 5100 block of North Enoch Road just after 7:30 p.m. on reports that a 19-year-old man was fighting with his mother and was in possession of a weapon, according to a press release.

Upon arrival, officers found the man with two knives. He was resistant and officers used non-deadly force, but he continued to move toward officers, at which time one shot was fired, striking the man in the knee, police said.

The man underwent medical treatment. Cedar City police will assist the Enoch Police Department in investigating the incident.

— McKenzie Romero, Twitter: @McKenzieRomero

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JoeBlow

Far East USA, SC

This is very possibly one of those instances where a knife was used because a gun was not available. (speculation, of course)

Had the 19 year old had a gun, as opposed to a knife, someone would most likely be dead.

12:38 p.m. Dec. 17, 2012
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Screwdriver

Casa Grande, AZ

Good job police.

I really hate hearing when the police kill a person when they clearly could stop them without killing them. A tazer would have been nice but then some police start tazering everyone if they have one.

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1:14 p.m. Dec. 17, 2012
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