Sunday, February 8, 2015

Press Release Shooting in North Logan 2-7-2015

At approximately 11:50 PM on the 7th of February 2015 a report came into the Logan City Emergency Communications Center of a vehicle crash with injuries at 1830 East  Canyon Ridge Driver in North Logan, Utah.  Emergency personnel responded.  As officer reached to the scene they discovered a white 4dr Subaru up on the park strip and sidewalk of 1830 East Canyon Ridge Drive.  The engine was still running.  The female passenger was determined to be deceased.  The driver was transported by ambulance to the Cache Valley Hospital and then airlifted to a Salt Lake Area hospital where his status is listed as critical.  The investigation revealed that the injuries had not been the result of a vehicle crash.  The female passenger Amanda Lee Hoyt of North Logan had been shot multiple times.   The driver, Christian A. Emerson of Smithfield, is suspected of shooting Ms. Hoyt and then turning the gun on himself.  This case is still under investigation.