Utah Police Officer Killed While Attempting to Arrest ‘Dangerous Fugitive’

Provo police officer Joseph Shinners, 29, was shot on Jan. 5, 2019, and later died from his injuries. Provo Police Department

A police officer in Utah was shot while attempting to arrest a “dangerous fugitive,” authorities said, and he later died from his injuries.

Joseph Shinners, 29, a police officer in Provo, was shot around 10 p.m. on Jan. 5, Provo Police Chief Richard Ferguson told reporters at a press conference on Sunday.