Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Luis Gomez
Gender : Male
Age : 41
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/04/2025
Location : 7420 South State Street
City : Midvale
County : Salt Lake
State : Utah
Agency : Unified Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
At approximately 3:20 a.m. on April 4, 2025, police attempted a traffic stop near 7200 South State Street in Midvale, Utah. The vehicle did not stop. Police escalated to a chase, during which a passenger, later identified as 41-year-old Luis Gomez of Provo, exited the vehicle and fled on foot. Officers found Gomez hiding in the bed of a dump truck at 7420 South State Street. He barricaded himself inside the truck bed and pointed a firearm at an officer’s head. A SWAT team responded, and after several hours of negotiations, Gomez died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://kutv.com/news/local/midvale-suspect-dies-of-self-inflicted-wound-after-armed-standoff-in-dump-truck
https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/suspect-dies-in-midvale-standoff-after-barricading-himself-in-dump-truck
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/04/04/provo-man-dies-during-midvale/
