Sheriff: Fugitive who killed Utah deputy dies
Source: AP
SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) —A fugitive suspected of killing one Utah deputy and wounding another has died from injuries suffered this week when he was shot by law enforcement officers during a gunfight that ended a 2 ½-hour crime spree.
The death of Jose Angel Garcia-Juaregui, 27, Friday afternoon means authorities might never know the motive for his actions Thursday when he fired at deputies and bystanders, rammed into cars and carjacked a vehicle with a mother and toddler inside before four officers gunned him down 50 miles south of where it started.
"This individual clearly was not going to be taken without a fight," Utah County Jim Tracy said. "He shot at anything and everything that moved."
Garcia-Juaregui never regained consciousness before dying, denying detectives a chance to ask him questions. Tracy can only speculate that Garcia-Juaregui's decision to go on a shooting spree might have had to do with the fact that an arrest warrant was issued for him on Wednesday for alleged violations of his parole conditions.
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RIP Cory Wride
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