Tomahawk seized in death of Tooele man allegedly killed by 9-year-old son
Mar 14, 2024, 2:48 PM | Updated: 6:22 pm
Police in Tooele have arrested a 9-year-old child for allegedly shooting and killing an adult family member. (Adam Small, KSL NewsRadio)
(Adam Small, KSL NewsRadio)
TOOELE — A 9-year-old boy accused of shooting and killing his father is also believed to have used a tomahawk-style hatchet during the brutal attack in Tooele, according to police.
The incident from Feb. 16 is still being investigated by Tooele police. But a pair of recently unsealed search warrants in 3rd District Court give glimpses into some of the evidence that detectives have collected.
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At about 7:30 p.m. on that day, police were called to the area of 300 West and 500 South in Tooele on a report of a 32-year-old man found in his bedroom with a gunshot wound to his head. The father was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries the next day.
According to the warrants, one dated Feb. 16 and the other Feb. 22, the emergency crews responding to the home initially believed the man had attempted suicide.
“Upon further investigation, (he) was found to have been shot in the back of the head and had lacerations to his head, face, hands and arms. Medical personnel at the hospital advised that the lacerations to the extremities appeared to be ‘defensive wounds,'” one warrant states.
Police searching the room found a bullet hole in a curtain, a tomahawk and several firearms along with various amounts of ammunition and firearm-related items inside the Tooele bedroom, according to one of the warrants.
Police searching the room found a bullet hole in a curtain, a hatchet and several firearms along with various amounts of ammunition and firearm-related items inside the bedroom, according to one of the warrants.
