A SWAT team descended on a quiet Utah neighbourhood after a man wearing a bomb vest allegedly told cops he shot his wife dead.
A 45-year-old unidentified man opened fire on authorities in Hyrum, a little more than an hour from Salt Lake City – around 7.15am Sunday.
GettyA SWAT team flooded the neighbourhood[/caption] GettyCops received a call from the man saying he had murdered his wife and photos of him in a bomb vest[/caption]Police then returned fire as the situation quickly turned into a stand-off.
Authorities also said neighborhoods were being evacuated.
The emergency response began when a man called police and said he had killed his wife.
He later sent photos of himself wearing a bomb vest.
Cache County Sheriff Chad Jensen said deputies arrived at the home around 5am.
The 45-year-old then allegedly opened fire on the officers, who took cover and urgently called in for a SWAT team.
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