An officer initiated a traffic stop around 2 a.m. for an unspecified traffic violation. The officer made contact and had a discussion with the car's two white occupants before they fled in the vehicle. Officers pursued the vehicle before they lost it. A short time later, police received reports that the vehicle had stopped in a in Clinton. As officers approached the vehicle, occupants shot at them. Officers shot and killed on person, and the other was taken into custody.
Agency: Roy Police Department
Motive: Traffic violation
Confrontation Type: Traffic Stop
Service Call: No
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Aaron Michael Griffin
Death Date: August 8, 2020
County: Davis
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Car
Washington Post Database ID: 6050