A Lengthy Seaside man killed his brother and injured his sister-in-law at their Utah residence on Thursday, April, 27 earlier than dying in a shootout with police, authorities stated.
In a video launched by the Weber County Legal professional, 66-year-old Jeffrey Roberts is seen on a Ring doorbell digital camera capturing into the North Ogden residence after a short dialog on the entrance door along with his brother Scott. He then shot and injured his sister-in-law, Jodi, who can't be seen within the video. (The video is disturbing and viewer discretion is suggested.)
Sporting a black hoodie, Roberts instructed his brother he “got here by to see Mother” earlier than opening hearth round 7:00 p.m. The Weber County Legal professional’s workplace stated Roberts additionally set the home ablaze utilizing highway flares.
Gunshots have been heard by neighbors, who known as 911. In one other portion of the video, Roberts may be seen firing towards police automobiles earlier than being fatally shot on the entrance porch. He was armed with a handgun, 23 totally loaded magazines, and a shotgun, authorities stated.
On a Go Fund Me web page, Scott and Jodi’s daughter Kelsey Weber described her father’s relationship with Roberts as “estranged.”
“My mother is alive as a result of my dad fought my uncle and instructed my mother to run. Realizing that my dad died a hero is bringing us a small little bit of consolation,” she wrote.
Each males have been from Lengthy Seaside.
A submit within the Millikan Excessive College Class of 1975 Fb group described Scott as “really an excellent man.”
“He married the love of his life and adopted her 3 younger daughters. He raised them as his personal,” stated a submit from Gwen Charleville Harper on behalf of a good friend, Kathy Moss, who had apparently stored in contact with Scott within the years after highschool.
Within the aftermath of the capturing and hearth, Weber wrote, Jodi has been left with out clothes or any private objects.
It was not instantly clear what the motive was behind the capturing.