Remembering 2012: Utah's top stories of the year

Published: Sunday, Dec. 30 2012 1:27 p.m. MST

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Brian Nicholson, Deseret News
Six police officers serving a search warrant were shot and wounded during an unusual shootout at the Ogden home of Matthew David Stewart. Ogden police officer Jared Francom died within hours from his injuries. Thousands lined the streets days later during his funeral procession to pay tribute. Stewart, charged with capital murder and numerous other crimes, claims he was groggy and thought someone was breaking into his home when he opened fire. Investigators say he'd told a girlfriend that if police ever tried to raid his home-grown marijuana operation, he'd "go out in a blaze of glory and shoot to kill."

>> Ogden officers carry the casket of officer Jared Francom, to its final resting spot during his graveside service at the Ogden Cemetery in Ogden Wednesday, January 11, 2012.
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