UT Police Officer Joseph Shinners ID’d As Victim In Fatal Police-Involved Orem Shooting

PROVO, UT. (THECOUNT) — Police in Provo, Utah, have identified Joseph Shinners, as the officer shot and killed Saturday night in Orem while trying to arrest a fugitive.

Shinners, 29, was a 3-year veteran of the Provo Police Department, Chief Richard Ferguson said in a press conference Sunday.

Shinners was also a father and husband, according to officials.

A Provo Police officer has died after being shot in Orem while trying to arrest a fugitive. Provo Police Detective Nick Dupaix said officers got a tip about where the fugitive would be Saturday night. Just before 10 p.m. police found the wanted person near a store at 50 W. University Parkway. While officers were trying to arrest the suspect, a Provo Police officer and the suspect were shot. source

Shinners was transported to an area hospital in critical condition and later passed away from gunshot injuries, according to reports.

The suspect is being treated at the hospital for minor injuries, Provo Police said. He is expected to recover.

Police have not released the names of those involved.

Officers said there is no threat to the public at this time.

Provo Police said authorities will identify the fallen officer at a news conference at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, in the northern part of the state. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City. Orem is one of the principal cities of the Provo-Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Utah and Juab counties, source Wikipedia.