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North Ogden shooting and house fire leaves 2 dead, 1 hospitalized
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NORTH OGDEN — Two individuals are useless and one is hospitalized after photographs had been fired and a home caught hearth in North Ogden on Thursday.
North Ogden police stated officers responded to a house at 3220 Mountain Highway at 6:30 p.m. after neighbors reported listening to as many as 15 photographs fired.
When officers arrived, Police Chief Dirk Quinney stated a person exited the home and began firing at them, prompting officers to fireside again. The suspect was struck by the gunfire and later confirmed useless.
After the capturing had ended, officers realized the home had caught on hearth, Quinney stated. Witnesses captured pictures and video of the burning constructing, exhibiting smoke and flames capturing out from the roof. Fireplace officers say the home was an entire loss, however the hearth was contained to at least one residence.
Quinney stated two victims had been discovered inside the home: a person who was declared useless and a lady who was transported to the hospital with a gunshot wound. The lady is now in steady situation, Quinney stated.
Police are nonetheless investigating the reason for the capturing, however they imagine it doubtlessly entails a sibling dispute. The reason for the hearth can also be nonetheless unknown.