A quiet Utah neighborhood was dramatically evacuated after a SWAT team descended on a home where a man was wearing a bomb vest.
A 45-year-old unidentified man opened fire on authorities in Hyrum – a little more than an hour from Salt Lake City – around 7.15am Sunday.
The man claimed he had murdered his wife moments before shooting at police, which quickly turned into a standoff situation.
The Cache County Sheriff’s Office warned residents to ‘stay completely away’ from the area.
Authorities also said neighborhoods were being evacuated.
An investigation into the incident started around 5am when deputies were called to the home after receiving word from a man that he allegedly killed his wife.
A neighbor told 2News they saw an explosion inside the home on Sunday morning. Sparks were seen flying from the home on doorbell footage.
Once officers arrived, the man allegedly shot at them, prompting a SWAT team to rush to the scene in armored vehicles.
A 45-year-old man said to be wearing a bomb vest in Hyrum, Utah got into a standoff with police at a home after he allegedly said he murdered his wife Sunday morning.
Negotiators were able to make contact with the suspect who reportedly sent images of a bomb vest and what ‘appeared to be explosives in the house,’ police said.
Several local police departments also set up perimeters around the house.
After no contact with the man for several hours, the scene is now secure, a spokesperson with the Cache County Sheriff’s Office told Daily Mail.
No officers were injured. The police did not specify if anyone was arrested.
The Northern Utah Critical Incident Team, under the Cache County Attorney’s Office, have taken over the investigation.
Investigators are expected to remain at the scene for the next several hours, the sheriff’s office said.
Daily Mail contacted the Cache County Attorney’s Office for more information.
