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Lee Sorensen
Gender : Male
Age : 56
Race : White
Date : 08/17/2025
Location : Near North Park Elementary School
City : Tremonton
County : Box Elder
State : Utah
Agency : Tremonton–Garland Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty responding to domestic disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/17/2025, around late evening, Sgt. Lee Sorensen, 56, of the Tremonton–Garland Police Department responded to multiple 911 hang-up calls at a residence near North Park Elementary School. While speaking with a resident outside the home, a male suspect emerged and opened fire. Sgt. Sorensen was struck and killed at the scene. The suspect continued firing at arriving officers. Neighbors persuaded the suspect to surrender, and he was taken into custody.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://apnews.com/article/934a860fea0dcdbaaa37c3ca7e28186b
https://people.com/police-received-multiple-911-hangup-calls-2-officers-killed-responded-11793161
https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2025/08/18/tremonton-utah-police-fatal-shooting-domestic-violence
