TOOELE — Police have identified the Tooele man shot and killed by officers on Wednesday.
Jason Todd Shaw, 43, was armed with a gun when he was shot and killed by police who wanted to question him about a shooting the night before.
The series of events began about 11:10 p.m. Tuesday, when police were called to the parking lot of Quality Quick Stop, 188 N. Broadway. They found a man in his 40s in the parking lot who had been shot multiple times.
"Officers arrived on scene and provided care to the male and secured the scene. The male was transported to a hospital via ambulance to receive care for his wounds. The individual who fired the shots left the scene prior to officers arriving," police said.
No updated information about what started the confrontation or the victim's condition were released Thursday.
Shaw was named a "person of interest" by detectives in that case. On Thursday, Tooele police confirmed he was the main suspect for the Quick Stop shooting and believe he pulled the trigger.
Then, about 10:20 a.m Wednesday, officers conducting follow-up investigation on the convenience store shooting were near 1100 N. Main when they were confronted by Shaw in a parking lot, and he "presented a firearm," said Tooele Police Sgt. Colbey Bentley.
Shelby Lofton, KSLTooele officers shot the man and then rendered aid to him after it was determined to be safe to approach him, but Bentley says he was pronounced dead a short time later. It was not immediately known how many officers fired their weapons or if Shaw fired a shot at police.
Agents from the State Bureau of Investigation have been assigned to handle the investigation into Wednesday's police shooting.
